Royal Oak
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: English oak tree which was in Boscobel Wood
- Also known as: “Boscobel Oak”, “Penderel’s Oak”, and “The Royal Oak”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boscobel House and Chillington Hall.
Boscobel House
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boscobel House is a Grade II* listed building in the parish of Boscobel in Shropshire. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Boscobel House is situated 570 feet north of Royal Oak.
Chillington Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chillington Hall is a Georgian country house near Brewood, Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Wolverhampton. It is the residence of the Giffard family. Chillington Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Royal Oak.
Weston Park
Park
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, and 8 miles east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire. Weston Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Royal Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishops Wood and Tong.
Bishops Wood
Village
Bishops Wood, or Bishopswood is a small village on the Staffordshire border with Shropshire. It is home to the Royal Oak public house, the first to be named after the nearby oak tree at Boscobel House in which King Charles II hid after the Battle of Worcester.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood. Tong is situated 2½ miles west of Royal Oak.
Albrighton
Village
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Albrighton is a large village in the civil parish of Albrighton and Donington, in Shropshire, England, 8 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles northeast of Bridgnorth. Albrighton is situated 3 miles southwest of Royal Oak.
Royal Oak
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Boscobel, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.67006° or 52° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.24187° or 2° 14′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4VMQC5+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 478027674OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1124292
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Royal Oak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “查理二世的橡树”
- Chinese: “查理二世的橡樹”
- Chinese: “皇家橡樹”
- Dutch: “Royal Oak”
- French: “Royal Oak”
- German: “Royal Oak”
- Italian: “Royal Oak (albero)”
- Italian: “Royal Oak”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・オーク”
- Japanese: “ロイヤルオーク”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Royal Oak”
- Spanish: “roble real”
- Spanish: “Roble real”
- Turkish: “Royal Oak”
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Highlights include Spring Coppice and Bishops Wood Village Hall.
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