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Forest sheep cull memorial

Commoning

In 1783 Richard Stiff came from Dursley to live in Blakeney. He helped to establish independent chapels at Littledean, Cinderford and Soudley and Lydney.John Horlick on his visit to the... Read More

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Bilson School Cinderford

Education

The educational system of the Forest of Dean has its roots principally in the missionary work of Anglican ministers in the early 19th century. P. M. Read More

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forest miner

Mining

The Forest of Dean’s rich industrial history is a direct result of its geology, lying in a basin formed by carboniferous strata and almost coterminous with fields of coal and... Read More

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Yorkley Star Cricket Pavilion built 1937

Photos for a new Century Collection

The original photographs in this collection were taken as part of the Gloucestershire 2000 Photographic Archive project. Read More

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Sprawling Cinderford seen from Eastern United Coal tip

Population and Housing

The settlement of the Forest has been very much influenced by the fact that for most of its history it has been Crown land and extra-parochial, so that for many... Read More

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Forest railways

Railways

The rapid economic development of the coal and iron mining industries during the late 18th century led to demands for improved transport links from the Forest to the Rivers Wye... Read More

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Adsett Congregational Church c.1960s

Religion

The Forest bordering Wales has the earliest recorded churches. Tidenham had a church by AD 700, and the Norman churches at St. Briavels and Hewelsfield indicate Welsh origin. Read More

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Road marker Station Street Cinderford

Roads

Road history in the Forest can be traced back to Roman times when it is believed that four roads were built or adapted by the Romans, and modern roads still... Read More

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FOD Statutory Boundary

The Forest through the ages

The Forest of Dean has a long history, but its shape and form has always depended on what the political masters of the time have required from it. Read More

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Spring view near Soudley

Tourism and the People

Over 100 years ago visitors were using a travel book (‘A Weeks Holiday in the Forest of Dean’) to guide them on a series of walks in the Forest of Dean. Read More

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