Bicknor

Bicknor joined Queen Isabella and others in declaring Prince Edward guardian of the kingdom, at an assembly at Bristol; later, in 1327, he swore publicly at the London Guildhall to maintain the queen's cause as against the king.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

May, 1325, Edward II asked the pope to remove Bicknor from the kingdom, accusing him of the surrender of La Rozelle, of defaming

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

In 1329 Edward seized his diocesan revenues as a set-off to the sums unaccounted for by Bicknor as

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

He quarrelled with the Bishop of Ossory, who, on appeal to Edward II, was banished for nine years during which period Bicknor, as metropolitan, visited the See of Ossory and seized the revenues.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

Probably the site of the old castle at Bicknor was also converted into an out-station, guarding the two parallel valleys which there pass up towards the middle of the Forest from the Wye.

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

Abbot's Wood, 76 acres; on the side nearest to Newland and the villages of Breme, Clearwell, and Coleford, 900 acres; towards Newland, 174 acres; next to Bicknor, 350 acres; and towards Rodley and Northwood, 100 acres.

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

At that time you might often observe fifteen or twenty kites and hawks hovering over Church Hill and the Bicknor walks; but now it is not frequently the case that you see one.

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

Bicknor had been granted for school purposes, and that the Severn and Wye

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

St.unton, Ruerdean, the Lea hamlet, Bicknor, and St. Briavel's, the Rev.H. Berkin attending on the part of the Forest clergy, when the scheme of the Commissioners was unanimously approved.

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

Bearse, the Fence, and Mawkins Hazells to the parishes of St. Briavel's and Hewelsfield, Mailscot and an adjoining tract to English Bicknor, and

The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846