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To the East, the road links the Forest directly to Gloucester, the M5, Cheltenham and Oxford. North of the Forest, the road is managed by National Highways. [46] To the southeast of the Forest, the A48 links the region to Chepstow, the M4 and Newport, or Gloucester. This route passes around the Lydney area and follows the course of the River ...
Forest of Dean is a local government district in west Gloucestershire, England, named after the Forest of Dean. Its council is based in Coleford . Other towns and villages in the district include Blakeney , Cinderford , Drybrook , English Bicknor , Huntley , Littledean , Longhope , Lydbrook , Lydney , Mitcheldean , Newnham and Newent .
Towards the end of October, 2010, newspaper reports emerged, claiming that the government was planning to sell off public forests in England. [7] [8] [9] Following discussions with Dean Forest Voice, Baroness Royall and other individuals, Forest of Dean newspaper, The Forester, responded by announcing the formation of a "Hands off our Forest" campaign. [10]
The Forest of Dean Coalfield formed during Upper Carboniferous times, when the area was a nearshore-intertidal environment of semi-marine estuaries and swamps. The area today is a raised basin plateau of Paleozoic rocks folded in the Variscan Orogeny.
The Speech House was the administrative building of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, lying at the centre of the forest on the road from Coleford to Cinderford. [1] The building was originally constructed as a hunting lodge for Charles II and the Speech House was authorised by the Dean Forest Act 1667 (19 & 20 Cha. 2. c.
Pages in category "Forest of Dean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Tillers Green, Dymock, Forest of Dean: Farmhouse: First half 17th century: 2 October 1954: 1155980: Upload Photo: Preston Court Preston, Dymock, Forest of Dean: Country House: Late 16th century or very early 17th century: 2 October 1954
Mitcheldean Meend Marsh (grid reference) is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. [1] The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS). [2] The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust under lease from the Forestry Commission since 1983. [1]