Forest of Dean areas but the focus has been to capitalise on the scenery and to create jobs from tourist attractions and the leisure sector. Significant numbers of residents work outside the area, commuting to Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bristol, Newport and Cardiff. For hundreds of years, mining in the Forest of Dean Coalfield has been regulated through a system of freemining. This, and other forms of self-governance, coupled with the Forest's geographic isolation between the rivers Severn and Wye, has given rise to a strong sense of cultural identity in those from the area, who are collectively known as 'Foresters'. The ancient rights were
Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Dean Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 391 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dean Township is located in northeastern Cambria County at 40.59° N by 78.47°W, about northeast of Ebensburg, the Cambria County seat, and northwest of Altoona. The township is bordered by Blair County to the east. The western border of the township follows Clearfield Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. Pennsylvania Route 53 runs through the west side of the township, following Clearfield