Heslett Wood

Heslett Wood is a forest in West Tanfield, Hambleton, England. Heslett Wood is situated nearby to the locality Westwood, as well as near Neddy Brown Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marmion Tower and Mowbray Castle.

Marmion Tower

Historic building

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marmion Tower, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of West Tanfield in North Yorkshire, England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding fortified manor and is now managed by English Heritage.

Mowbray Castle

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mowbray Castle is a scenic viewpoint.

Hack Fall Wood

Forest

Photo: Alan Bate, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hack Fall Wood, otherwise known as Hackfall, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, of 44.8687 hectares, lying north-east of the village of Grewelthorpe, North Yorkshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masham and West Tanfield.

Masham

Town

Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Masham is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. The town is located 34 miles northwest of York and was in the former Harrogate district.

West Tanfield

Village

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West Tanfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of Ripon on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to Masham and Wensleydale.

Kirkby Malzeard

Village

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Kirkby Malzeard is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawes, subsequently the Milk Marketing Board and more recently it was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery.

Heslett Wood

Type: Forest
Location: West Tanfield, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2025° or 54° 12′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.619° or 1° 37′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C6W693J+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157463552

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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