Five Acres in Coleford (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, June 26, 2009, 17:04 (5702 days ago) @ dtyler

A farmhouse and barn standing next to the Forest at Five Acres were possibly built in the 17th century. In the mid 18th century there was also a cottage there (fn. 61) and in the 19th and 20th centuries several houses were built nearby, on the south side of the Monmouth road. Merryweathers (formerly Little Five Acres) Farm is on the site of a building recorded in 1608.

From: 'Coleford', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 117-138. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23255 Date accessed: 26 June 2009.

For a number of discussions Berry Hill and Five Acres are interchangeable.

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