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Royal Forest Of Kinver
Hob Uid: 116786
Location : Staffordshire South Staffordshire Kinver
Grid Ref : SO8400083000
Summary : Royal hunting forest In existence by circa 1180. A hunting lodge was replaced in 1195-6.
More information : The Royal Forest of Kinver extended c 1300 from Tettenall and Wolverhampton in the North to the wastes of Kidderminster in the South, a distance of some 18 miles, and from Penn to Morfe, some 15 miles East to West. (1) Kinver was a royal manor in 1086, and a royal hunting lodge probably exiated there in the reign of William II, although the earliest reference to it does not occur until the reign of Henry II. In 1195-6 King Richard I ordered a new building complex at Stourton to be constructed. (2)

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Source details : F1 ASP 04-MAR-74
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Source details : Hist Stourton Castle and Royal Forest of Kinver 1919 (RM Grazebrook)
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant 1180
Monument End Date : 1180
Monument Start Date : 1180
Monument Type : Hunting Forest
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant 1180-96
Monument End Date : 1196
Monument Start Date : 1180
Monument Type : Hunting Lodge
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 88 SW 22
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-03-04
End Date : 1974-03-04

Historic England Research Records

Royal Forest Of Kinver