MACHEN Family and SMITH Family Letter 1873-1889 (General)
Hi Mike, many thanks for making me feel a little better - despite my looking in the wrong county by far !
Amazed I didn't see the Huntsham just across the Wye from Bicknor !
Guess I was blinkered by the talk of Devon, plus of course an inherent lifelong fear of all things on the "Dark side" of the border... ;-)
Thanks again, not for the first time I "must try harder"
atb Jeff
PS I still cannot find any Linnett/Linnet/Linet/Lynetts etc nesting in the Wye valley, ah well.
Seems it was more accurately known as Huntisham in the past
http://www.herefordshirehistory.org.uk/archive/herefordshire-images/goodrich-images/146126
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=16412
http://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/HEF/Goodrich/index.html
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Goodrich/Gaz1868