Whangdon Plantation
Whangdon Plantation is a forest in Sheraton with Hulam, County Durham, England. Whangdon Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Sheraton, as well as near the locality Lamb’s Close.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hart Bog and Pike Whin Bog.
Hart Bog
Protected area
Hart Bog is a 1.79 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England notified in 1968. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system.
Pike Whin Bog
Protected area
Pike Whin Bog is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of east County Durham, England. It is situated just east of Hurworth Burn Reservoir, about 8 km west of Hartlepool.
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church
Photo: Richard Atkinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Hart, County Durham, England. It was founded in 675 AD and is the oldest church in Hartlepool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monk Hesleden and Elwick.
Monk Hesleden
Hamlet
Monk Hesleden is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 5,722. The parish is situated to the north-west of Hartlepool, and is on the North Sea coast.
Elwick
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is situated near the A19 road to the west of Hartlepool. Historically, Elwick was a township until 1866 when it became a civil parish.
Wingate
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wingate is a village in County Durham, England. Wingate is a former pit village with a mixture of 19th-century, post-war, and more recent housing developments.
Whangdon Plantation
Latitude
54.7003° or 54° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.3197° or 1° 19′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6WPM2J+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 140183004OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sheraton and Lamb’s Close.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whangdon Hill and Sheraton medieval settlement and open field system.
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