|
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
|
Forest of Dean
|
|
Ancient forest of oak and beech between the Severn and Wye, stretching some 32km/20m north from the junction of the two rivers. A royal hunting reserve in medieval times, and more recently the scene of small-scale coal mining, it was in 1938 declared Britain's first National Forest Park.
|
|
|
|