Rook Wood

Rook Wood is a deciduous forest in , , . Rook Wood is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hay Castle and Llanthomas Castle Mound.

Castle
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval fortification and 17th-century mansion house in the small town of in , . Originally constructed as part of the Norman invasion of Wales, the castle was designed as a ringwork overlooking the town in either the late 11th or the early 12th centuries.

Castle
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near Hay-on-Wye, Powys, was built by the Normans after the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, probably after the Norman invasion of Wales in 1081, but before 1215.

Church
Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is an Anglican parish church in , , Wales. Separated by a deep dingle, which probably was formerly a moat, it is situated westward of the town centre, on an steep eminence near to the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hay-on-Wye and Clyro.

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is a small town with a population of about 1,900 in , on the River Wye, very close to the border and within the borders of .

Village
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is a village and community in , , Wales, with 781 inhabitants as of the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is , some 1.5 miles to the south-east.

Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England that lies at the foot of Hill next to the town of in Wales. It is a short walk from Hay, the distance between bus stops, and can be reached by walking or driving out of Hay towards , and turning right into Dingle.

Rook Wood

Latitude
52.0606° or 52° 3′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.1414° or 3° 8′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C4R3V65+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1493774957
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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