Headweir Wood

Headweir Wood is a forest in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Headweir Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Stibb, as well as near Coombe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penstowe Castle and GCHQ Bude.

Penstowe Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: John Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penstowe Castle, also called Kilkhampton Castle, was a medieval fortification built near Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, possibly during the years of the civil war in the 12th century known as the Anarchy.

GCHQ Bude

Military installation

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

GCHQ Bude, also known as GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow, abbreviated to GCHQ CSO Morwenstow, is a UK Government satellite ground station and eavesdropping centre located on the north Cornwall coast at Cleave Camp, between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe.

St Olaf’s Church, Poughill

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Olaf's Church is a Church of England parish church in Poughill, Bude, Cornwall. It is a Grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bude and Stratton.

Bude

Photo: Matt Prosser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bude is a fishing village and holiday resort in North Cornwall on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.

Stratton

Town

Photo: Talskiddy, CC BY 3.0.

Stratton is a town in the parish of Bude-Stratton, in Cornwall, England. It is situated near the coastal town of Bude and the market town of Holsworthy.

Poughill

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poughill is a village in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 2015 it had an estimated population of 677.

Headweir Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Kilkhampton, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.8763° or 50° 52′ 35″ north

Longitude

-4.5178° or 4° 31′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C2QVFGJ+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1044368342

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stibb and Coombe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bryder Farm Camping and Horsepark Wood.

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