Groit Wood

Groit Wood is a locality in Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. Groit Wood is situated nearby to the locality Ridge Wood, as well as near Scrogg’s Wood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Turf Moor and Rowley Lake.

Turf Moor

Stadium

Photo: Adam Haworth, CC BY 2.0.

Turf Moor is an association football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which has been the home of Burnley F.C. since 1883. This unbroken service makes Turf Moor the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football.

Rowley Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Kevin Rushton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rowley Lake is a reservoir.

Sir John Thursby Community College

School

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sir John Thursby Community College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is named for Sir John Hardy Thursby, a local benefactor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnley and Brierfield.

Burnley

Photo: Childzy, CC BY 3.0.

Burnley is a town in Lancashire, 30 miles north of Manchester. It's an industrial town, but it's proud of its many parks that have been awarded the Green Flag for excellence, and of Burnley Forest — great places for walking or cycling.

Brierfield

Town

Photo: robert wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brierfield is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles north east of Burnley, 1 mile south west of Nelson, and 1 mile north east of Reedley. Brierfield is situated 2 miles north of Groit Wood.

Nelson

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire. It was developed as a mill town during the industrial revolution, but today has lost much of its industry.

Groit Wood

Type: Locality
Location: Borough of Burnley, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.79777° or 53° 47′ 52″ north

Longitude

-2.21923° or 2° 13′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C5VQQXJ+48

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1817035805

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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