The Pound Ruardean (General)

by Sylvia Morgan , Sunday, February 19, 2006, 00:20 (6845 days ago)

I had an intersting answer to my query about the Pound Ruardean and was asked to enter it into this message board.

"The pound Ruardean still exists today but theses days the Pound is just an open area in front of the old(disused Congregational Chapel. The public Conveniences are situated there. There used to be houses on the opposite side of the road but they are long gone.

Techniically Ruardean is not part of the Forest of Dean(The hundreds of St. Briavels)which itself is noteworthy, as it the reason why sheep were not allowed. "The Pound" was the place where any straying sheep were impounded, but i have never known sheep to wander around Ruardean as elsewher in the forest. forest sheep are clever critturs(tongue in cheek)-they seem to know where the boundary is between the Pludds and Ruardean!

There also used to be a field just up the lane opposite the church referred to as the Pound, belonging to Toby GRIFFITHS"

Sylvia