The Fence
Other OS name in the Parish of St Briavels
Historical Forms
- bosc' voc' la defens 1282 For
- the Fence 1652,1657 ParlSurv
- Fence Forest 1830 M
Etymology
, bosc ' voc ' la defens 1282For , the Fence 1652, 1657ParlSurv , Fence Forest 1830 M , e.ModE fence , an aphetised form of ME defens , in the sense ' fence, palisade ' , here an enclosed part of the Forest of Dean .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aylesmore Brook & Aylesmore Court
- Bearse Common & Bearse Fm
- Bigs Weir
- Coed-Ithel Weir
- The Hudnalls
- Lower Meend
- Mork, Mork Brook, Mork Hill
- Rodmore
- Stowe
- Willsbury
- Wyegate Hill
- Wyeseal Wood
Other OS name
- Allen's Grove
- Aydon
- Batmore Hill
- Bearse Roughet
- Birchfield Ho
- Boose Wood
- Bushyard Barn
- Castle Orchard
- Chapel Hay
- Church End
- Cinderhill Fm
- Close Turf
- Coldharbour
- Coppers Green
- Cop Well
- Dark Hill
- Dunkilns
- The Fields
- Floraworth
- Forest Fence
- Ghyll Ho
- The Gooselease
- Grove Ho
- Gumbers Land Barn
- Hampden
- Harpfield
- Hathaway Barn
- Highgrove
- Hoggins Fm
- Hollow Marsh
- Honeyfield Barn
- Kear's Grove
- Knoll Fm
- The Langett
- Leys Hill
- Lindors Fm
- Long Stone
- Lord's Grove
- Meg's Folly
- Mill Wood
- Mocking Hazel Wood
- The Nedge, Nedge Cop
- New Weir
- Oak Grove
- Orles Wood
- Park Barn
- Peaty Marsh
- Picket Hill
- Pickingtree Barn
- Quarry Grove
- Red Hill Grove
- Ridingstream Weir
- Roads Fm
- St Briavels Castle
- St Briavels Common
- St Margaret's Chapel, St Margaret's Grove & St Margaret's Well
- Shepherdfield Barn
- Sittinggreen
- Slade Bottom & Slade Wood
- Tilthams Tump
- The Tuffs
- Tyersall
- Tyrie
- Upcot
- Victuals Grove
- White Pool
- Willscroft Wood
- Woodroyd
- Wycholme