Park End Wood

Park End Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. The site occupies a low hill of Whin Sill on the southern edge of the River Tees floodplain just over 2 km upstream from the village of Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Low Force and Church of St Mary.

Low Force

Waterfall

Photo: Scareyb, CC BY 3.0.

Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Asimonmonk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkcarrion

Archaeological site

Photo: Etype.jaguar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middleton-in-Teesdale and Holwick.

Middleton-in-Teesdale

Photo: Nehpetsrob, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Middleton-in-Teesdale is a village in County Durham, ten miles northwest of Barnard Castle. It's in the scenic Tees valley, where the main visitor attraction is High Force waterfall, and in 2021 had a population of 1100.

Holwick

Hamlet

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holwick is a hamlet and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, the hamlet consists of a few houses spread along a road in the pattern of a linear settlement.

Newbiggin

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick.

Park End Wood

Type: Forest
Description: protected area in County Durham, England
Category: protected area
Location: Holwick, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.6286° or 54° 37′ 43″ north

Longitude

-2.1207° or 2° 7′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C6VJVHH+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 142735295

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

Wikidata ID

Q7137725

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