Prestley Wood

Prestley Wood is a forest in The Stukeleys, Huntingdonshire, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Prestley Wood is situated near the village Great Stukeley, as well as near the hamlet Green End.

Places of Interest

Highlights: RAF Alconbury and New Shire Hall.

RAF Alconbury

Military installation

Royal Air Force Alconbury, or more simply RAF Alconbury, is an active Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, England, that for many years was used by the USAF.

New Shire Hall

Government building

Photo: Stortford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Shire Hall is a municipal building on Emery Crescent, Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, England, built in 2019–2020. It is the headquarters of Cambridgeshire County Council.

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Andy Parrett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hinchingbrooke Hospital is a small district general hospital in Hinchingbrooke near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Opened in 1983, it serves the Huntingdonshire area, and has a range of specialities as well as an emergency department and a maternity unit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntingdon and Godmanchester.

Huntingdon

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Huntingdon is a sleepy historic town in Cambridgeshire, England, on the banks of the River Ouse, best known as the birthplace of English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell.

Godmanchester

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Godmanchester is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, 1 mile to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse.

Great Stukeley

Village

Great Stukeley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Stukeleys in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 1.8 miles north-west of Huntingdon.

Prestley Wood

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Forest
Categories: archaeological site and historic site
Location: The Stukeleys, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3661° or 52° 21′ 58″ north

Longitude

-0.1974° or 0° 11′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C4X9R83+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110042923

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Green End and Little Stukeley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Prestley Wood and Great Stukeley Railway Cutting SSSI.

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