Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hainault Forest

Hainault Forest, ancient forest, S. Essex, lying SE. of Epping Forest and 3 miles NW. of Romford; contains the famous Fairlop oak, under which an annual fair was held for centuries.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ancient forest"   (ADL Feature Type: "forests")
Administrative units: Essex AncC
Place: Hainault

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