St Briavels Hundred

St Briavels was an ancient hundred of Gloucestershire, England. It comprised the extra-parochial area of the Forest of Dean, and the ancient parishes of

The hundred was created at some time between 1086 and 1220 to provide a structure for the administration of the Forest of Dean. The meeting place was St Briavels Castle.^[1]

References

^ C R J Currie, N M Herbert (Editors), A P Baggs, A R J Jurica (1996). "St. Briavels Hundred". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 July 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

51°47′N 2°37′W / 51.79°N 2.61°W / 51.79; -2.61

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[1] C R J Currie, N M Herbert (Editors), A P Baggs, A R J Jurica (1996). "St. Briavels Hundred". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 9 July 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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