Woodland Fort

Woodland Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for , England. Currently owned by Plymouth City Council, the site is in use but largely derelict.
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Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Woodland fort” and “Woodlands Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Chad’s and St Francis.

Church
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1,900 feet north of Woodland Fort.

Church
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Woodland Fort.

School
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,400 feet south of Woodland Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honicknowle and Whitleigh.

Suburb
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area and ward of the city of in the county of . It borders with West Park, , , and Pennycross areas of Plymouth. It was previously part of Knackersknowle.

Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district area and is in the electoral ward of Budshead in the city of in the county of . it had district borders with , , West park, and . has a population of 7870…

Suburb
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is a predominantly post-war suburb of in the county of . Roughly geographically situated in the centre of the city, it has a primary school, St Boniface's Catholic College, a sports and community hub, two neighbourhood grocers and is home to the interchange, on the A38 road Parkway.

Woodland Fort

Latitude
50.41372° or 50° 24′ 49″ north
Longitude
-4.15421° or 4° 9′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C2QCR7W+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4941827437
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q16903671
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In Other Languages

“Woodland Fort” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة وودلاندز”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Woodland Fort and Woodland Fort Community Centre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Woodland Fort and Merrivale Substation.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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