Straightneck Wood

Straightneck Wood is a forest in , , . Straightneck Wood is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamsterley Hall and St James.

Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an 18th-century English country house at , , , 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
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Bridge
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Consett and Stanley.

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former steel-making town in , in the hills 14 miles southwest of Newcastle. In 2021 the population was 29,885.

Town
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. Centred on a hilltop between and , it lies south-west of .

Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annfield Plain is a village in , in . It is situated on a plateau between the towns of , 3 mi to the north-east, and , 5 mi to the west.

Straightneck Wood

Latitude
54.8919° or 54° 53′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.7574° or 1° 45′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C6WV6RV+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14000645815
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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