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See also:SHERWOOD See also:FOREST
, one of the See also:ancient See also:English forests, in See also:Nottinghamshire
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It extended from See also:Nottingham northward to See also:Worksop, being over 20 M. See also:long and from 5 to 9 M. broad
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The See also:soil is sandy and poor, and although a considerable portion has been brought under cultivation, the See also:district preserves many traces of its ancient See also:character, especially as a See also:great See also:part of it is covered by the domains included under the See also:modern name of the See also:Dukeries (q.v.), See also:Sherwood was a See also:crown See also:forest from the See also:time of See also: |
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