Highclere Wood

Highclere Wood is a forest in Highclere, Basingstoke and Deane, England. Highclere Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Hollington Cross, as well as near Whitway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Highclere Castle and Beacon Hill.

Highclere Castle

Castle

Photo: Dgbtigger123, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated during the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century.

Beacon Hill

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Zzapper, CC BY 3.0.

Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is derived from the fact that it was one of many Beacon Hills in England and beyond.

At 255 metres, Sidown Hill is the third highest hill in the county of Hampshire, England. At the summit is a mid-18th century Grade II listed building known as Heaven's Gate which is hidden by the trees covering the top of the hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woolton Hill and Crux Easton.

Woolton Hill

Village

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woolton Hill is a village in Hampshire, England, in the civil parish of East Woodhay. The village lies approximately 4 miles south-west of the centre of Newbury.

Crux Easton

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crux Easton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashmansworth, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, about 7 miles south of Newbury, Berkshire. In 1931, the parish had a population of 63.

Penwood

Village

Penwood is a village in the civil parish of Highclere in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Newbury, which lies approximately 4.1 miles north-east from the village.

Highclere Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Highclere, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.3326° or 51° 19′ 57″ north

Longitude

-1.3685° or 1° 22′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C3W8JMJ+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 128996337

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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