The Firth Wood

The Firth Wood is a forest in Slingsby, Ryedale District, England. The Firth Wood is situated near the locality Slingsby Heights, as well as near Slingsby Moor.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Slingsby Castle and All Saints’ Church, Slingsby.

Slingsby Castle

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slingsby Castle is a ruined building in Slingsby, North Yorkshire, a village in England. Ralph Hastings was granted licence to crenellate his house in Slingsby in 1344.

All Saints’ Church, Slingsby

Church

Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Slingsby, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A church was built in Slingsby at an early date. In 1848, it was described as "a neat structure, partly Norman, and partly in the later English style".

Hovingham Hall

Castle

Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hovingham Hall is a country house built in the Palladian style in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, England. It has been the seat of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slingsby and Hovingham.

Slingsby

Village

Photo: colin grice, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slingsby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 6 miles west of Malton on the B1257 road. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 634, increasing to 665 at the 2011 Census.

Hovingham

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about 7 miles south of Kirkbymoorside.

Barton-le-Street

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 186 reducing to 170 at the 2011 Census.

The Firth Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Slingsby, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.1521° or 54° 9′ 8″ north

Longitude

-0.9433° or 0° 56′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C6X5324+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1453740192

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Slingsby Heights and Slingsby Moor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Slingsby Banks Wood and Thurtle Wood.

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