Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DEAN (West)

DEAN (West), a township in the district of Monmouth and county of Gloucester; averagely 1½ mile E of Coleford. It consists of the western portion of Dean Forest; and comprises Worcester-walk, York or Park-end-walk, and parts of Denby and Speech-House-walks. Acres, 19, 035. Real property, £33, 104; of which £22, 870 are in mines, £449 in quarries, and £810 in ironworks. Pop., 8, 254. Houses; 1, 655.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Gloucestershire AncC       Monmouthshire AncC
Place names: DEAN     |     DEAN WEST     |     WEST DEAN
Place: West Dean

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