Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire One Place Study
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Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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This is a One Place Study to add historical and notable facts about the Forest of Dean Wikipedia:Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
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Towns in the Forest of Dean
- Cinderford Wikipedia:Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Villages
These are some of the villages in the Forest of Dean(more to be added in the future)
- PillowellWikipedia:Pillowell
- Lydbrook Wikipedia:Lydbrook
- Newland Wikipedia:Newland, Gloucestershire
- Clearwell Wikipedia:Clearwell
- Bream Wikipedia:Bream, Gloucestershire
- Broadwell Wikipedia:Broadwell,_Forest_of_Dean
- Coalway WikiPedia:Coalway
- Yorkley Wikipedia:Yorkley
- Parkend Wikipedia:Parkend
- Milkwall Wikipedia:Milkwall
- St Briavels Wikipedia:St Briavels
Historical Notables
- William Horlick creator of Horlicks Malt drinks. Wikipedia:William Horlick
- Robert Forester Mushet Metallurgist. Wikipedia:Robert Forester Mushet
- Wilfred Batten Lewis Trotter Surgeon.Wikipedia:Wilfred_Trotter
- Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke PC Politician and who Dilke Hospital is named after.Wikipedia:Sir_Charles_Dilke,_2nd_Baronet
- Sir Edward Winter MP[2] part of Sir Francis Drake expedition to the West Indies
- Dennis Potter Screenwriter Wikipedia:Dennis_Potter
Local Notables
Occupations and Trades
Mining in Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean Coalfield, underlying the Forest of Dean, in West Gloucestershire, is one of the smaller coalfields in the British Isles, although intensive mining during the 19th and 20th centuries has had enormous influence on the landscape, history, culture, and economy of the area.
For hundreds of years, mining in the Forest of Dean Coalfield has been regulated through a system of freemining, in which individuals who qualify are granted leases to mine specified areas, known as gales. The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 exempted the Forest of Dean because of its unique form of ownership and history, allowing the unique privilege to continue intact.Wikipedia:Forest of Dean Coalfield
Pastimes in the Forest of Dean
Brass bands have been a pastime in the Forest of Dean for a long time and in an article published in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review Newspaper in 2018 written by Mark Elson it tells the history of brass bands in the Forest of Dean.[3]
Places of Interest
- Dean Heritage Centre
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people. Wikipedia:Dean Heritage Centre
- Clearwell Caves
Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a mining museum. The caves are part of a Natural England designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and the notification includes parts of Clearwell along with Old Bow, Lambsquay and Old Ham mine complexes.Wikipedia:Clearwell Caves
- Puzzlewood
Puzzlewood (grid reference SO578092) is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.[1][2] The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence of open cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
Over a mile of pathways were laid down in the early 19th century to provide access to the woods, and provide picturesque walks. The area contains strange rock formations, secret caves and ancient trees, with a confusing maze of paths.
The site is listed as a regionally important geological site in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review Wikipedia:Puzzlewood
Useful links
- Forest of Dean Family History Trust[4]
Members
- Stephen Davies born in Dilke hospital and lived all my life in FOD
- Alison Winkler - I have an interest in the local history as I am a trustee at the Dean Heritage Centre.
- Cathi Andrell - Family emigrated to New Zealand from Forest of Dean
- Example: Name - I am interested in the Forest of Dean because my ancestors lived here
Sources
- ↑ https://colefordtown.net/coleford/
- ↑ History of Parliament sitehttp://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/wynter-edward-1560-1619
- ↑ https://www.theforestreview.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113410&headline=Notes+on+a+cultural+phenomenon§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018
- ↑ https://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php
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