Does anyone know where the borders officially are? I was surfing the net and found Kempley was included in the FofD website but I thought it was outside the forest. Can anyone put me right? Many thanks Sara White
I recently sent this comment to the Glos list on this very subject I send it to you will the same wry grin!!! 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) From: Nash Family <[email protected]> To: Melanie Hayles <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: Glos List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 2:00 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] Re: Forest of Dean > I shall give "the official" definition as described by Nicholls in his 1858 > "The Forest of Dean" quoting from a document (The Book of Dennis) dated 1687 > and taken from earlier manuscripts of "The Miners Lawes and Privilledges" > > ".......and the bounds of the said Forrest (That is to say) First between > Chepstowe Bridge and Gloucester Bridge the halfe deale of Newent Ross Ash > Monmouths bridge and soe far into the seasoames as the blast of a horne or > the voice of a man may bee heard......" > > > Does this help ?????????????? > > Regards > > Bill Nash > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Melanie Hayles <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:27 AM > Subject: [GLS] Re: Forest of Dean > > > > Hi David > > > > Being a "Forester" (born within the Forest of Dean) I feel at least partly > qualified to answer your querey. The traditional East/West boundary of the > Forest is between the rivers Severn and Wye. It extends southwards as far as > The Welsh border. I'm a bit stuck on the actual North border, so hopefully > someone else will put you right with that. The North border is abit > confusing as I know people in Newent certainly DON'T count themselves as > being in the Forest of Dean, despite now being covered by the forest of Dean > district council. As for Cinderford it is roughly in the middle of the > Forest of Dean, check out a map website such as http://uk2.multimap.com/ to > find the exact location. > > > > Regards > > > > Melanie Hayles > > Forest of Dean, Glos. UK. > > > > > > >Being normally a lurker, I find that I am caught >somewhere between a > > >senior moment and inattention. Could SKS please give >me a quick and > > >dirty geography lesson and describe generally the N/S >and E/W boundaries > > >of the Forest of Dean? I believe I have ancestors there >lurking in the > > >shadows. Where exactly is Cinderford? With TIA I am David in West Texas. > > > > > > > > ==== GLOUCESTER Mailing List ==== > > The food that you get in art museums is institutional revenge for > > the art that you get in restaurants. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Sara White <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 5:54 AM Subject: [FoD] Boundaries of the Forest of Dean > Does anyone know where the borders officially are? I was surfing the net and found Kempley was included in the FofD website but I thought it was outside the forest. Can anyone put me right? > > Many thanks > > Sara White > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >