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Sherewood °, Epping, Pamber, Chute, &c. Forests for the most part with- chapout trees, and several of them together heretofore comprehended in thatvast Andradswald already mentioned, of one county only. There wereformerly twenty groves in Clarendon-Park near Salisbury, celebrated by
®My ingenious friend,. Major Rooke, has favoured’ me with the following account ofthe extensive forest of Sherwood, as it stood about fifty years before the publication ofMr. Evelyn’s Sylva.
“ The Forest is described, in a survey made in 1609, to be divided into three parts ordistricts, called the North Part, the South, and the Middle Part. The North Part con-tains the towns of Carburton, Gleadthorpe, Warsop with Nettleworth, MansfieldWood-house, Clipstone, Rufford and Edwinstone, the hays of Birkland and Bilhagh, andthe. towns ofBudby, Thoresby, Paverelthorp or Palethorp, and Ollerton.
“ The fouth part contains the towns of Nottingham , part of Wilford, Lenton with Rad-ford, Sneinton, Colwick, Stoke, Carlton, Gedling, Burton with Bulcot, Gunthorp, Cay-thorp and Lowdham, Lambley, Arnold, Basford, Bulvvell, Beskwood Park, Wooclborough,Cajverton and Saunterford Manor..,
<! The middle part contains the towns of Mansfield with Plefley Hill, Skegby, Sutton,Hucknal, FulUvood, part of Kirkby^, Blidworth, Papplewick, Newstead, partofLinby,and part of Annesleyn
“ Tlie whole quantity of ground in the Forest according to that survey is as follows;—.
A.
R-
P.
Inclofures, ...
44839
; 1
: 10
Woods, -
9486 ;
; 0
: 23
Wastes, -
350.80 :
: .2
: 6
89t06 :
: 0
: O
Glipstone Park - .
00
*0
: 1
: 35
Beskwood Park, - -
3672 :
0
: O
Bulwell Park, -
326 ;
; 3
. 2
Nottingham Park, -
129 :
3
: 9
95117
: 3
: 36’
Many of the Plantations lately made upon this Foreft, have names given them, with aview to commemorate the fignal victories obtained, by our gallant Admirals. My excel-lent friend, the Honourable Frederic Montague, has shown distinguished patriotism inthis way. One of his Plantations is named the Howe Plantation. Another is called the SjiencerPlantation, in honour of the noble Earl who now presides at the head of the Admiralty, andon whose judicious naval arrangements, too much praise cannot be bestowed. About a milefrom these, on the right-hand side of the road, stands the Nelson Plantation , in honour of the•splendid Victory obtained over the French Fleet at the mouth of the Nile by Lord Nelson Contiguous to this is the St. Vincent Plmitatlin, in commemoration of the. sio-jial Victor •obtained by Earl St. Vincent over the Spanish Fleet. Adjoining is another Plantation inhonour of Sir John Borlace Warren’s gallant'behaviour on the coast of Ireland and iscalled, the Warren Plantation. On the right-hand side of the coach-road to Papplewick,