Dean, Forest of | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dean, Forest of

Dean, Forest of, ancient forest, W. Gloucestershire, between rivers Severn and Wye, 20 miles long N. and S., and 10 miles broad E. and W.; was at one time an oak forest of considerable importance, and yielded vast supplies of navy-timber, but is now mainly covered with coppices grown for the sake of the bark. The Forest of Dean possesses an entire coalfield.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"ancient forest" (ADL Feature Type: "forests")
Administrative units:	Gloucestershire Ancient County
Place names:	DEAN \| DEAN FOREST OF \| FOREST OF DEAN
Place:	Forest of Dean

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