purlieu

noun2

1. •
   The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood; milieu.

   • Whether Lady Anne knew or suspected who it was that drew his steps from the purlieus of fashion he knew not, nor held himself bound to explain. — 1842
2. •
   (historical) The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.