Location of address on birth certificate (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, December 30, 2013, 23:15 (3975 days ago) @ twyver

Hi Twyver,
Googling "Mount Crete Littledean" shows nowadays there are a few properties "at" Mount Crete, postcode GL14 3JZ refers, this is situated on Littledean High Street(behind the old Guest House) heading up towards the Ruffitt/Callamore. If you lookup this postcode on the Old Maps website www.old-maps.co.uk you'll see it's position marked on the opening page. However studying the various O/S maps included in the site, I cannot see any mention of "Mount Crete" on the maps themselves, so cannot say whether it refers to specific addresses or a locality, ie was the locality named after an old property, or vice-versa...
I cannot find any reference to Mount Crete within the very detailed history within the British History website
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23258

I wonder if the name has Biblical or other religious origins, altho cannot find any evidence to support this. #

My suspicion is your certificate is referring to a private residence, not a "home", but I don't know. If there was such a home/rooms in those days I'd have thought it might have been within the old Workhouse building(s) which were further along Broad Street, but I'm only guessing.

Hopefully someone else will know for sure.

???

# The nearest hint of this that I can find is from ancient Greek mythology; some believe that Zeus, King of the Gods, was born on Mount Ida, the highest point on the island of Crete.... doesn't seem to fit the usual Forest traditions !