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  • As to their _quantity_, it was once so great, that, although they have formed a large part of the mineral supply to the different furnaces of the district for the last 200 years, they still abound for miles round the Forest, wherever human habitations appear to have clustered, sometimes giving the names to places, as "Cinderford" and

    The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

  • He attended East Dean grammar school, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, and Manchester University, where he studied medieval history, then fine art and architecture.

    Reg Ward obituary 2011

  • Poetic Obituaries: She was born Winifred Mary Mason on July 25 1914 at the pit village of Brierley near Cinderford.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Rus Bowden 2009

  • An ironworks dating back to the 13th Century has been unearthed by diggers in Cinderford.

    Medieval Ironworks in Cinderford 2008

  • Several months later, on 6 December, 1972, at 11.00 p.m., her boyfriend left her opposite a pub on the outskirts of Tewkesbury and she started to hitchhike home to Cinderford, twelve miles from Gloucester.

    The Jigsaw Man Britton, Paul, 1946- 1997

  • Rosemary lifted the front passenger seat so Caroline could climb into the back and then joined her and Fred drove off, through Gloucester and along the road to Cinderford.

    The Jigsaw Man Britton, Paul, 1946- 1997

  • All was homelike to him as he drove from the pastoral country by the Severn, with its apple and pear orchards, to the typical mining town of Cinderford, and on to the great expanse of Forest in whose midmost glade was the Speech House Hotel, more ancient than the hollies about it, which had been planted to mark Charles II. 's Restoration.

    The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Stephen Lucius Gwynn 1907

  • The tinworks at Lydney are also in the hands of the above-named firm, and comprise three forges, mills, and tin-house, producing 1200 boxes of tin plates a week, with the consumption of from 70 to 80 tons of Cinderford iron.

    The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

  • Having started this concern, Mr. Teague, who from constitutional tendencies was always seeking something new, and considered nothing done while aught remained to do, cast his eye on Cinderford, which he thought presented the best prospects in the locality; and after making arrangments with Messrs. Montague, Church, and

    The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

  • Under the able management of Mr. Allaway's sons, the works now yield 600 boxes, sent off by the Wye, the iron used being that from Cinderford, as best suited for the purpose.

    The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846

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