Wilderness; Abenhall, Plump Hill (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 20:43 (5894 days ago) @ ChrisW

from my 2004 posting on Rootsweb

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN/2004-11/1100936249

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/abenhall1927.htm
refers to the Wilderness as the isolation Hospital

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23259

referred to the Wilderness or Hill house and its use as an isolation
hospital.

referring to the manor at Abenhall

The manor is now divided, being the property of Mrs. Davies, of the Wilderness (originally Wild-deers-nest), and Charles Barton Esq.

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