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Forest of Middlesex
The Forest of Middlesex was an ancient woodland covering much of the county of Middlesex, England that was north of the City of London and now forms the northern part of Greater London. A path was cut through the forest for the creation of Watling Street.〔Robinson, W., ''History and Antiquities of the Parish of Tottenham'', (1840)〕 At its ancient extent the forest stretched twenty miles north from the city walls at Houndsditch. Following the Norman Conquest it became the royal forest of Middlesex, where citizens of London enjoyed the right of free chase by charters granted by Henry I and Henry II.〔
William Fitzstephen, who died circa 1190, described it as ''"vast forest, its copses dense with foliage concealing wild animals – stags, does, boars, and wild bulls."''〔(''A description of London'', (Florilegium Urbanum), accessed February 11, 2008 )〕
After The area was disafforested in 1218 by Henry III, ceasing to be a royal forest, the land passed into private ownership. This led to the deforestation of the bulk of the forest and its opening for development and agriculture.
Remaining fragments of the ancient forest include Harrow Weald Common,〔(London Borough of Harrow, Management Plan: Old Redding Complex, p. 2, 2010 )〕 Highgate Wood, Queen's Wood and Scratchwood. The London neighborhood of St John's Wood reflects that part of the forest later owned by the Order of St John of Jerusalem
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