The Briers
The Briers is a forest in Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. The Briers is situated nearby to the locality Meadow Cottages, as well as near Butterfields.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Paulinus’ Church, New Ollerton and Major Oak.
St Paulinus’ Church, New Ollerton
Church
Photo: Geoff Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paulinus’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church of the Church of England in Ollerton.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large English oak near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept.
St Giles’ Church, Ollerton
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Giles’ Church, Ollerton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Ollerton.
Edwinstowe
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire 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.
Ollerton
Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries.
Boughton
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England, two miles east of the town of Ollerton.
The Briers
Latitude
53.2262° or 53° 13′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.0246° or 1° 1′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5W6XGG+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 111451177OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meadow Cottages and Butterfields.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Henrys Grove and Druids Grove.
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