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Forest Of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east. The area is characterised by more than of mixed woodland, one of the surviving ancient woodlands in England. A large area was reserved for royal hunting before 1066, and remained as the second largest crown forest in England, after the New Forest. Although the name is used loosely to refer to the part of Gloucestershire between the Severn and Wye, the Forest of Dean proper has covered a much smaller area since the Middle Ages. In 1327, it was defined to cover only the royal demesne and parts of parishes within the hundred of St Briavels, and after 1668 comprised the royal demesne only. The Forest proper is within the civil parishes of West Dean, Lydbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Symonds is a surname with English origins, derived from Simon. Notable people with the surname include: Arts, news, and entertainment *Alan Symonds (1946–2006), American theatre technical director *John Symonds (1914–2006), English biographer, playwright and author *John Addington Symonds (1840–1893), English poet and literary critic and advocate of homosexual love *Matthew Symonds (born 1953), English journalist *Nelson Symonds (1933–2008), Canadian jazz guitarist * Robert Symonds (1926–2007), American actor * Ross Symonds (born 1942), Australian news presenter *William R. Symonds (1851–1934), English painter Business and commerce *Matt Symonds (born 1968), British entrepreneur *Peter Symonds (c.1528–1586), English merchant and benefactor Education and academia * Craig Symonds (born 1946), American historian * Richard Symonds (academic) (1918–2006), British UN administrator and academic Military * James Symonds (born 195?), American naval officer * Thomas Symon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
