A number of plaques are being unveiled across Gedling borough next week to recognise areas that were once part of the historic Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.
One of the plaques is to be unveiled on Friday (February 20) in Gedling Country Park by Mayor Kyle Robinson-Payne at 10.15am near Cafe1899. It recognises that Gedling Country Park was once one of the most eastern points of the legendary forest. Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony.
These are the times other plaques will be unveiled across the borough on Friday:
9.30am – Jubillee Park pavillion, Burton Road, Gedling
11am – Mapperley – Westdale Lane Community Centre, Mapperley
12pm – Arnold – The AMP
Burton Joyce unveil also reveal their plaque for Sherwood Forest at 12noon.
During the 13th Century, at the peak of the Robin Hood legend, Sherwood Forest covered about a fifth of Nottinghamshire including what is now Gedling Country Park.
Sherwood Forest was a “Royal Forest,” meaning it was a legally defined area for hunting protected by strict Forest Law, and covered approximately 100,000 acres (roughly 156 square miles), featuring a mix of woodland, heathland and villages rather than a solid, dense forest.
It was historically defined by the River Trent to the south, the Meden to the north, the Leen to the southwest, and the Doverbeck to the southeast. It shrank significantly over the centuries, particularly due to the demand for timber.
