Littledean

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Littledean or Little Dean (grid reference SO672130) is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the villages of West Dean and East Dean. The village has a long history and formerly had the status of a town. It is part of the Forest of Dean district and has the remains of a Roman temple. Collectively, the villages and the surrounding wood (Forest of Dean) were mentioned in the Domesday Book as Dene, and appear as Dena in 1130.^[1]

Contents 1 Notable buildings 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Notable buildings

• Littledean Hall, a country house
• The former prison in Littledean, which is now a crime museum.^[2]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• British History Online - 'Littledean', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 159-73. Date accessed: 02 April 2007.
• GENUKI - Littledean, Gloucestershire
• Beehive - Littledean Parish
• Forest Web - Littledean

[edit] External links

• The BBC webcan from Littledean hill