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* [http://www.forestprints.co.uk/littledean.htm Vintage pictures of Littledean and the surrounding area.] |
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Ellen Hayward, the last woman in England to be charged with witchcraft. 1906 |
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Revision as of 15:40, 6 April 2008
Littledean or Little Dean (grid reference SO672130) is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the villages of West Dean and East Dean. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. It is part of the Forest of Dean district and has the remains of a Roman temple. Collectively, the villages and the surrounding wood (Forest of Dean) were mentioned in the Domesday Book as Dene, and appear as Dena in 1130.[1]
Notable buildings
- Littledean Hall, a country house
- The former prison in Littledean, which is now a crime museum.[2]
Notes
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 140. ISBN 0198691033.
- ^ Travel Guide; Littledean Jail; Genealogy.com; Forest of Dean
References
- British History Online - 'Littledean', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 159-73. Date accessed: 02 April 2007.
- GENUKI - Littledean, Gloucestershire
- Beehive - Littledean Parish
- Forest Web - Littledean
External links
The BBC webcan from Littledean hill Ellen Hayward, the last woman in England to be charged with witchcraft. 1906 http://www.forest-of-dean.net/downloads/files/Ellen_Hayward_charged_with_witchcraft.pdf
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