Brockhollands

Brockhollands

Fields at Brockhollands
Brockhollands
 Brockhollands shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO616054
DistrictForest of Dean
Shire countyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Gloucestershire
Fire Gloucestershire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentForest of Dean
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire

Coordinates: 51°44′47″N 2°33′26″W / 51.7465°N 2.5573°W / 51.7465; -2.5573

Brockhollands is a hamlet located in the Forest of Dean. It lies between the village of Bream and the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire. It is an obscure and small area with around 30 houses and is relatively unknown even in the local area.

History

A farmhouse was recorded from 1578 at Brockhollands.[1] The hamlet of Brockhollands formed in the 19th century north-west of the ancient farmstead.[2] There was mining in the area, and in the early 1930s a miners' welfare committee built a small hall at Brockhollands.[3]

References

  1. Newland, Victoria County History
  2. Forest of Dean: Settlement, Victoria County History
  3. Forest of Dean: Social life, Victoria County History

External links

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