tailieunhanh - The Forest of Dean

The district known as "the Forest of Dean" is situated within that part of Gloucestershire which is bounded by the rivers Severn and Wye. Its name is of doubtful origin. Was it so called from its proximity to the town of Mitcheldean, or Dean Magna, mentioned in Domesday Book, and which, agreeably to its name, is situated in a wooded valley, the word "Dean," or "Dene," being Saxon, and signifying a dale or den?--or do we accept the statement of Giraldus, and some other writers, that the Forest of Dean obtained its name from the Danes sheltering themselves in it, secured by its shades and. | The Forest of Dean by H. G. Nicholls 1 THE FOREST OF DEAN .IX A KI Iffisatimra ACCODHT 1-KhiVi-u HKIJ riỉiuvxAi. .liffr toi-M Kit. pr i i. . mrATisi L ivt AL. Effigy of a FerestFree miner reduced from a brass ửfttie 15th century in Newland Church. Ik IL G. NICHOLLS XL A. . Rf RTl XI. Ử II1ÍK Iifr- rníMỈTTi r rciiir-h lAdfi. CHAPTER I. Chapter of CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. The Forest of Dean by H. G. Nicholls The Project Gutenberg eBook The Forest of Dean by H. G. Nicholls This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at The Forest of Dean by H. G. Nicholls 2 Title The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account Author H. G. Nicholls Release Date February 3 2008 eBook 24505 Language English Character set encoding ISO-646-US US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FOREST OF DEAN This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. Picture Portraits of two Iron-Miners Picture Title Page THE FOREST OF DEAN AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT DERIVED FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATION AND OTHER SOURCES PUBLIC PRIVATE LEGENDARY AND LOCAL. BY H. G. NICHOLLS . PERPETUAL CURATE OF HOLY TRINITY DEAN FOREST. John Murray Albemarle Street. 1858. PREFACE. Disappointment expressed by others and felt by myself that a History of the Forest of Dean should never have appeared in print and an impression that a considerable amount of interesting information relative to it might be brought together combined I may add with the fact that there seemed no probability of such a work being otherwise undertaken until old usages and traditions had passed away have induced me to attempt its compilation.