Struther’s Wood

Struther’s Wood is a forest in Stanley, County Durham, England. Struther’s Wood is situated nearby to the village Hamsterley Mill, as well as near Dipton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamsterley Hall and Church of St Mary Magdalene.

Hamsterley Hall

Castle

Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Pontburn Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontburn Viaduct is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Consett and Annfield Plain.

Consett

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Consett is a former steel-making town in County Durham, in the hills 14 miles southwest of Newcastle. In 2021 the population was 29,885.

Annfield Plain

Village

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, 3 mi to the north-east, and Consett, 5 mi to the west.

Stanley

Town

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, it lies south-west of Gateshead.

Struther’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Stanley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.8895° or 54° 53′ 22″ north

Longitude

-1.7762° or 1° 46′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C6WV6QF+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13998128674

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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