High Wood

High Wood is a forest in , , . Access is restricted and requires permission. High Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shepley railway station and Stocksmoor railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
serves the villages of and in , England. It lies on the Penistone Line operated by Northern. Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1850, it is located at the southern end of one of the two passing loops on the otherwise single track section between and .

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
serves the village of near in , England. The station is 6.25 miles from on the Penistone Line operated by Northern.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
forms the western terminus of the Whistlestop Valley and serves the village of . England. There was never a station here on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkburton and Almondbury.

Village
Photo: steve taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, civil parish and ward in in , England. It is 5 miles south-east of . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprised the villages of and and several hamlets, including , , Storthes Hall and Linfit.

Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village 2 miles south-east of town centre in the district, of , England. The population of in 2001 was 7,368 increasing to 18,346 at the 2011 census.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of in , England. It is 8 miles north-west of and 10 miles south-east of .

High Wood

Latitude
53.6101° or 53° 36′ 36″ north
Longitude
-1.689° or 1° 41′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C5WJ866+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 156527427
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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