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
Additional Download Files
- Plan referred to in the Rules of Procedure for the
- Map of Statutory Forest
- This map shows the statutory boundary of the Forest of Dean and the boundary of the Hundred of St Briavels.
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