White Horse Wood
White Horse Wood is a recently created English country park near Thurnham to the north of Maidstone, Kent. Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “White Horse Wood Country Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurnham Castle and St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham.
Thurnham Castle
Ruins
Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham which is 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent. It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs. Thurnham Castle is situated 530 feet south of White Horse Wood.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham
Church
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building. St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is situated 2,500 feet southwest of White Horse Wood.
Kent Showground
The Kent Showground, formerly known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling, Kent, England, north of the county town of Maidstone. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July. Kent Showground is situated 2,900 feet north of White Horse Wood.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grove Green and Dunn Street.
Grove Green
Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove Green is a suburban housing development, partially forming a part of Weavering village, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The population of the development is included in the civil parish of Boxley. Grove Green is situated 2 miles southwest of White Horse Wood.
Dunn Street
Hamlet
Dunn Street is a hamlet near the village of Bredhurst and the M2 motorway, in Maidstone District, in the English county of Kent. It is south of the town of Gillingham. Dunn Street is situated 2½ miles northwest of White Horse Wood.
Penenden Heath
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penenden Heath is a suburb of the town of Maidstone in the English county of Kent. As the name suggests, it was developed on an area of heathland, an area of which remains as a recreation ground with some woodland. Penenden Heath is situated 2½ miles west of White Horse Wood.
White Horse Wood
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.29549° or 51° 17′ 44″ northLongitude
0.5909° or 0° 35′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F327HWR+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 374554480OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7994833
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