Knockalls Lodge, Inclosure Stuanton (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 00:41 (5881 days ago) @ tonyjenkins

Far end of Staunton Meend...
South of Staunton village

grid ref 5421,1155

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

coords 354400,211600

in 1853 Marmaduke Layer was the woodman.

The Crown woodlands were later administered as Reddings Inclosure, comprising the north end of the parish and the adjoining Hadnock wood with a woodman's lodge at the old building, Knockalls Inclosure, in the south of the parish with a lodge at the south end of Staunton Meend, and Marian's Inclosure, in the east of the parish and including also land in Coleford tithing. (fn. 15) In 1843 Staunton parish comprised 1,015 a. of old woods and new plantations, 407 a. of farmland, and 62 a. of commonable waste. (fn. 16)

From: 'Staunton', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 272-284. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23263. Date accessed: 29 October 2008.

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