Is the Forest of Dean in in England or Wales (General)

by peteressex , Monday, November 09, 2009, 06:35 (5568 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

You will find that years ago if, for example, you got married at Lydney it was indexed under Chepstow as the registration district, and similarly Coleford under Monmouth. Chepstow and Monmouth are both nowadays in Gwent, a county of Wales. This could make people think the Forest was once in Wales, but I don't think Wales ever crossed the Wye in these parts. My grandparents were married at Lydney in 1913, but the index said Chepstow.