By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were disafforested. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
disafforested — dis·af·for·est || ‚dɪsÉ™ fÉ’rɪst v. clear of forest or trees; to disforest … English contemporary dictionary
Royal forest — A royal forest is an area of land with different meanings in England, Wales and Scotland; the term forest does not mean forest as it is understood today, as an area of densely wooded land. There are also differing and contextual interpretations… … Wikipedia
Disafforest — Dis af*for est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disafforested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disafforesting}.] [Pref. dis + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disafforesting — Disafforest Dis af*for est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disafforested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disafforesting}.] [Pref. dis + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law) To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pourlieu — Purlieu Pur lieu, n. [Corrupted (by influence of lieu place) fr. OF. pural[ e]e, poral[ e]e (equiv. to LL. perambulatio a survey of boundaries, originally, a going through); por (L. pro, confused, however, with L. per through) + al[ e]e. See {Pro … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purlieu — Pur lieu, n. [Corrupted (by influence of lieu place) fr. OF. pural[ e]e, poral[ e]e (equiv. to LL. perambulatio a survey of boundaries, originally, a going through); por (L. pro, confused, however, with L. per through) + al[ e]e. See {Pro }, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belper — infobox UK place country = England official name= Belper latitude= 53.029 longitude= 1.475 civil parish= Belper population = 20,548 shire district= Amber Valley shire county= Derbyshire region= East Midlands constituency westminster= Amber Valley … Wikipedia
Purlieu — is a term used of the outlying parts of a place or district. It was a term of the old Forest law, and meant, as defined by John Manwood, Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest (1598, 4th ed. 1717), a certain territory of ground adjoining unto the… … Wikipedia
A151 road — UK road routebox road= A151 length mi= length km= direction= start= Colsterworth destinations= end= Holbeach construction date= completion date= junctions= The A151 road is relatively minor part of the British road system. It lies entirely in the … Wikipedia
Bourne Eau — rises in getamap|TF093199|The Wellhead, otherwise known as St Peter s Pool, in the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire. The Wellhead is a natural artesian spring which once formed the source of the water defences of Bourne Castle as well as the power… … Wikipedia
