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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Low Force and Kirkcarrion.
Low Force
Waterfall
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 of 1,100 people 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.
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
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
- 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″ northLongitude
-2.1207° or 2° 7′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6VJVHH+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 142735295OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestWikidata ID
Q7137725
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