in his book ‘The Royal Forests of England’ published by Methuen & Co. 1905, John Charles Cox states that ‘The county of Dorset had three royal forests at the time of the granting of the Forest Charter of Henry III. — Gillingham, Blackmore, and Poorstock’. This is his description of them.
The Royal Forest’s of Dorset
September 14, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Beaminster, Blackmore, Bridport, Dorset, Gliilingham, Poostock, Shaftesbury
