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GALTREES FOREST, a quondam woody waste, in Yorkshire; extending from the walls of York city, about 15 miles northward to Craike-Hill, and north-westward to the walls of Isurium, now Aldborough. It was a mixture of forest, moor, and bog; was tenanted by wild beasts, and haunted by robbers; was the scene of many and frequent perils and exploits; but is now all cleared and drained, and has many populous villages.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a quondam woody waste" (ADL Feature Type: "forests") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Galtres Forest |
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