In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Duchy of Lancaster like this:
LANCASTER (DUCHY OF), a hundred in the NW of Gloucester; consisting of detached parts; and containing Bulley parish, four other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 8,768. Pop., 2,717. Houses, 567.
Duchy of Lancaster through time
Duchy of Lancaster is now part of Forest of Dean district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest of Dean has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Duchy of Lancaster itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Duchy of Lancaster, in Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20737
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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