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The name "Forest"
Not sure the name really has much to do with Sherwood Forest and this lacks a citation at the moment. I've noticed that Edward IV created a new park or forested area for himself, based on Nottingham Castle, and Larkdale, one of the areas earmarked for it, seems to be an area north of the city centre, possibly including what is now the Forest rec. Larkdale St is just across Forest Rd. He extracted part of Larkdale from Dale Abbey to grant them a licence to appropriate Heanor church. See Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV Henry VI, 1467–1477, p. 479. It's possible, I guess, that this is why the area got to be seen as a new royal forest. Not sure how long Edward IV's forest lasted, or even whether the project actually got off the ground, but I can imagine any population clearances or oppressive restrictions making a big impact at so late a date, when forest law was in steep decline. I feel a bit impertinent mentioning this because, although I was educated nearby and worked for several years right next to the Forest, I never thought at the time to do any serious research on the subject and am a complete neophyte on Nottingham local history. Sjwells53 (talk) 11:55, 19 July 2019 (UTC)