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Royal forest

A royal forest, occasionally known as a kingswood (Latin: silva regis), is an area of land with different definitions in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The term forest in the ordinary modern understanding refers to an area of wooded land; however, the original medieval sense was closer to the modern idea of a "preserve" – i.e. land legally set…

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Citation
16 Cha. 1. c. 16
Commencement
3 November 1640[c]
Long title
An Act for the caertainty of Forrests and of the Meers Meets Limits & Bounds of the Forrests.[b]
Repealed
1 July 1971[d]
Repealed by
Wild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 1971
Royal assent
7 August 1641

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Forest law

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Royal forest

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Royal forest

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related to After the Restoration · 27
Royal forest → Berkshire, Crown, Dean, Dean Forest Act, England, Epping Forest, Essex, Forest, Forest Eyre, From, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, However, In, It, New Forest, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Sherwood Forest, Some
related to Magna Carta · 24
Royal forest → All, But, Cross, Crusade, Crusader, Crusaders, England, English, Forest, Henry, In, King Henry, King John, King Richard, King's, Magna Carta, On, People, Richard, River-banks
related to Epping and Hainault Forests · 19
Royal forest → Conservators, Epping, Epping Forest, Epping Forest Act, Epping Forest Committee, Forest, Hainault Forest, Hainault Forests, In, Instead, London, Parliament, The, The Corporation, The Hainault Forest Act, Under, Vict, Waltham, Within
related to Areas chosen for royal forests · 16
Royal forest → Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Clay, England, Huntingdonshire, In, In Hampshire, Midlands, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, River Severn, Scots Highlands, South West, Surrey, The, Upper Jurassic Clay Vale
related to Disafforestation, sale of forest lands and the Western Rising · 16
Royal forest → Blackmore, By, Cecil, Chippenham, Dean, Enclosures, Forest, James, James I's, Knaresborough Forest, Lionel Cranfield, Parliament, Revenues, Robert Cecil, Tudor, Yorkshire
related to Ireland · 3
Royal forest → Ireland, Lordship, Only
Citation · 1
Royal forest → 16 Cha. 1. c. 16
Commencement · 1
Royal forest → 3 November 1640[c]
Long title · 1
Royal forest → An Act for the caertainty of Forrests and of the Meers Meets Limits & Bounds of the Forrests.[b]
Repealed · 1
Royal forest → 1 July 1971[d]

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Royal forestCitation16 Cha. 1. c. 161.00infobox
Royal forestCommencement3 November 1640[c]1.00infobox
Royal forestLong titleAn Act for the caertainty of Forrests and of the Meers Meets Limits & Bounds of the Forrests.[b]1.00infobox
Royal forestRepealed1 July 1971[d]1.00infobox
Royal forestRepealed byWild Creatures and Forest Laws Act 19711.00infobox
Royal forestRoyal assent7 August 16411.00infobox
Royal forestTerritorial extentEngland and Wales1.00infobox
royal huntinginstance ofi.e. land legally set aside for specific purposes0.80text
Royal forestrelated to After the RestorationThe Forest0.60section
Royal forestrelated to After the RestorationDean0.60section
Royal forestrelated to After the RestorationDean Forest Act0.60section
Royal forestrelated to After the RestorationForest Eyre0.60section

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