East Dean Methodist Circuit (General)
I've come across one of my ancestors who was baptised, and where it says Church/Chapel, it says East Dean Methodist Circuit.
Can anyone tell me what this was please?
East Dean Methodist Circuit
by slowhands 
, proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, May 18, 2007, 00:13 (6401 days ago) @ bertha
The circuit was a collection of chapels or meeting places, I suspect served by the same staff / preachers
DEAN, EAST - Bailey; Drybrook; Edgehills; Ruspidge, Soudley; Yorkley slade
and possibly out to Blakeney Hill...
Forest of Dean Methodist Circuits
by admin 
, Forest of Dean, Friday, May 18, 2007, 01:52 (6401 days ago) @ bertha
In 1824 the Oakengates Primitive Methodist circuit of Shropshire sent J. Roles as
minister to the Forest of Dean miners. Based at Pillowell in the parish of West
Dean, the popularity of the mission quickly resulted in the organisation of a
circuit of cottages, which became independent of the Oakengates mission. The
first Pillowell circuit chapel was built at Lydbrook in 1828....
Forest of Dean Methodist Circuits
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/stories-and-articles