Dean Wood

Dean Wood is a forest in Great Gaddesden, Dacorum District, England. Dean Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Jockey End, as well as near Ballingdon Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and Church of St John the Baptist.

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: ibrotha, CC BY 2.0.

Amaravati is a Theravada Buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. Established in 1984 by Ajahn Sumedho as an extension of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, the monastery has its roots in the Thai Forest Tradition.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beechwood Park School

School

Photo: Wanderingyid, CC0.

Beechwood Park was a mansion, near Markyate, Hertfordshire, England. It now houses Beechwood Park School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Markyate and Studham.

Markyate

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Markyate is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, close to the border with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Studham

Village

Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Studham is a village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It has a population of 1,182. The parish bounds to the south of the Buckinghamshire border, and to the east is the Hertfordshire border.

Kensworth

Village

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch.

Dean Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Great Gaddesden, Dacorum District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8155° or 51° 48′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.4897° or 0° 29′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C3XRG86+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 161253624

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jockey End and Ballingdon Bottom.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ballingdon Cottage and Gaddesden Row Methodist Church.

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