Template:Did you know nominations/Lassington Wood

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:38, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Lassington Wood

  • ... that Lassington Wood, owned by the Guise family since the 13th century, was given to Gloucester County Borough Council in 1921? "Sir Anselm Guise has given to the city of Gloucester a piece of land containing a notable old Oak tree known as teh Lassington Oak as a recognition of the long association of the Guise family with the city. John Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, granted the Manor of Elmore to Anselm de Gyse 'to be held by him and his heirs for ever' by charter in 1274" from: The Gardeners' Chronicle: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Horticulture and Allied Subjects. Gardeners Chronicle. 1921. p. 13.
    • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:29, 13 May 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: long enough, sources are good, new enough, no copyvio, passes WP:GEOLAND. Hook is borderline interesting, but I think it scrapes by on the merit of 13th century forests don't get donated often, fine work Dumelow. Eddie891 Talk Work 16:39, 23 May 2020 (UTC)