Littledean
| Littledean | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO672130 |
| Location: | 51°48’53"N, 2°28’38"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,296 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Cinderford |
| Postcode: | GL14 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Forest of Dean |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Forest of Dean |
Littledean is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. Littledean Hall was originally a Saxon hall, although it has been rebuilt and the current house dates back to 1612. The remains of a Roman temple are situated in the grounds. Neither the hall or Roman remains are open to the public.
Collectively, the villages and the surrounding wood (Forest of Dean) were mentioned in the Domesday Book as Dene, and appear as Dena in 1130.[2]
Notable buildings
- Littledean Hall, a country house.
- The former prison in Littledean, which is now a crime museum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011.Retrieved 27 March 2015". https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125772&c=Littledean&d=16&e=62&g=6427276&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1427466552062&enc=1.
- ↑ 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
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Littledean) |
- 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.
- GENUKI - Littledean, Gloucestershire
- Beehive - Littledean Parish
- Forest Web - Littledean
- The BBC webcan from Littledean hill
- photos of Littledean and surrounding area on geograph
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