Gillingham Forest in Dorset was subject to disafforestation and enclosure by royal patent in the 1620s, provoking serious riots. In 1626 and 1628, foresters and commoners pulled down enclosure fences erected by the Dorset crown forest lessees. The Gillingham riots were among the first of several major western forest riots in this period, preceding and inspiring the larger disorders at Braydon and Dean.
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