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Items matching forests taken from The Story of Some English Shires (1897)







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forests: places where many trees grow.

Synonyms: woodland, copse, wood

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Pictures from The Story of Some English Shires by Mandell Creighton, D.D., Lord Bishop of London (1843 – 1901). My copy says there were one hundred and fifty copies made.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Mandell Creighton.

In Needwood Forest

In Needwood Forest

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“. . . the Roman road from leicester to Chester skirted the Forest of Needwood, and was held by a station at Uttoxeter” (p. 177) In Needwood Forest is some of Britain’s most ancient woodland. It is ma [...]

Keywords: forests, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper, spooky

Places shown: Needwood Forest; Tutbury; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2005-09-20

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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