Daryl "In Rod Neep's CD-Book GB0058, "The Forest of Dean - 1858" by H G Nicholls, there is a map of the Forest at the end. In the bottom right hand corner, between Blakeney and Blakeney Hill Enclosure is Gibraltar." In the National Archive ( Kew) :- " Indenture of Lease by the Commissioners of Woods to Henry Clark of a Stone Quarry at Gibraltar Hill in Blakeney Walk in the Forest of Dean, Co. Gloucester, to which is annexed a Grant of the same by Henry Clark to James Powell 1860 Nov. 7 " The family are in Section 11 of East Dean 1851 - which appears to be Blakeney 161 BIRT James 50 Coal Miner Newland Elizabeth 40 Brecon, Brec: : Mary Ann 14 Newland Thomas 12 Coal Miner West Dean James 9 Scholar West Dean Samuel 7 Scholar East Dean Matilda 2 East Dean Rhoda 5m East Dean The area is covered with old stone quarries and lime kiln sites. Howbeach Level Coal mine is couple of miles up the valley. In 1881 James Jnr appears to be living on New Road (Blakeney ?) which would be current Postcode GL15 4DD. Perhaps near the old Victoria Inn ( landlord in 1881 William Wilkes). New Road is the road from Nibley just south of Blakeney on the A48, up towards Parkend, following the dismantled railway . Furnace Bottom on the left and Blakeney Hill on the right. if you look around OS ref SO655072 you are probably in the right area. hope this helps S