Dark Hill is just outside Coleford - and is important as being the site of Robert Mushets Steel Works There is interesting history of the site around on th net If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm and Type "Palmer's Flat" into the location for search and select the one in Gloucestershire you will find Dark hill in the top right hand corner of the displayed Map Regards Regards Bill Nash researching NASH,(Glos Somerset Barnett London) GUNTER,BATH,CONSTERDINE (Glos) SMITH (Monmouth), KEAR, HUGHES, GWILLIAM, KNIGHT(Glos) DEVANE, ELWIN, (Kent Surrey) SHAW (Kent Surrey S Ireland) MILES MORGAN JENKINS (Glos) ----- Original Message ----- From: mjackson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: [FoD] Dark Hill > Greetings to all list members. I am new to this list and am not > familiar with your area as I do not live in the UK. I have located my g > g g grandfather James BATES on the 1851 census. It says born in Forest > of Dean, Dark Hill in 1823. Could someone tell me if Dark Hill is a > place? Any suggestions on how to learn any more about his family? > TIA > Marlene > Ontario, Canada > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >