The Forest of Dean - An Historical and Descriptive Account

The Forest of Dean, by H. G. NichollsThe Project Gutenberg eBook, The Forest of Dean, by H. G. NichollsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Forest of DeanAn Historical and Descriptive AccountAuthor: H. G. NichollsRelease Date: February 3, 2008 [eBook #24505]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FOREST OF DEAN***This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler.Portraits of two Iron-MinersTitle PageTHEFOREST OF DEAN;AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT,DERIVED FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATION, AND OTHER SOURCES,PUBLIC,PRIVATE, LEGENDARY, AND LOCAL.By H. G. NICHOLLS, M.A.,PERPETUAL CURATE OF HOLY TRINITY, DEAN FOREST.John Murray, Albemarle Street.1858.PREFACE.Disappointment expressed by others and felt by myself that a History of the Forest of Dean should never have appearedin print, and an impression that a considerable amount of interesting information relative to it might be brought together,combined I may add with the fact that there seemed no probability of such a work being otherwise undertaken until oldusages and traditions had passed away, have induced me to attempt its compilation. I here venture to publish the fruit ofmy labours, in the hope that the reader may ...