The Forest of Dean is
a geographical, historical and cultural region
in the western part of the county of
Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a
roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River
Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to
the south, and the City of Gloucester to the
east.
The area is characterised by over 110
square kilometres (42.5 square miles) of mixed
woodland, one of the few surviving ancient woodlands
in England.
A large section was reserved for royal hunting before
1066, and remained as the second largest Crown
forest in England, the largest being the New Forest.
Although the name is often used loosely to refer
to that part of Gloucestershire between the
Severn and Wye, the Forest of Dean proper has
covered a much smaller area since medieval
times. |
The Forest of Dean in 1695 by
Robert Morden |
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