Verderers of the Forest of Dean

Supplementary Information

The prime source of information about the Verderers is the comprehensive book written by the Senior Verderer, Dr. Cyril Hart:

The Verderers and Forest Laws of Dean (second edition). 2005 Lightmoor Press. 206 pp. ISBN 1 899 889 17 5

Dr Hart has also written a number of other books about aspects of the Forest of Dean including timber production, commoning, and industrial activity, including freemining.

Useful links:

• The Forestry Commission
• The Forest of Dean Local History Society
• The Forest of Dean Heritage Centre
• The Speech House
• The High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
• The Queen's Remembrancer

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Additional Download Files

Map of Statutory Forest

This map shows the statutory boundary of the Forest of Dean and the boundary of the Hundred of St Briavels.