Charles Wood

Charles Wood is a forest in , , . Charles Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.

Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
in is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.

Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The is a large dead English oak near , in the midst of , Nottinghamshire, England. Thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the tree was estimated to weigh 23 long tons and had a canopy of 92 feet at its peak.

Church
Photo: Geoff Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paulinus’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church of the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Ollerton.

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherwood Forest in is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.

Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of , England, on the edge of in the area known as the Dukeries.

Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Newark and Sherwood district, in , England, two miles east of the town of .

Charles Wood

Latitude
53.2228° or 53° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
-1.0363° or 1° 2′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C5W6XF7+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111449589
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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