Old Park Wood
Old Park Wood is a forest in Wolsingham, County Durham, England. Old Park Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Thornley, as well as near Low Harperley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harperley POW Camp 93 and Church of St Bartholomew.
Harperley POW Camp 93
Photo: Rolyat29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harperley POW Camp 93 is a surviving purpose-built World War II Prisoner of War camp built to accommodate up to 1,400 inmates at Fir Tree near Crook, County Durham in the northeast of England.
Church of St Philip and St James
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Philip and St James is a church in Tow Law, County Durham, England. The church was designed by architect Charles Hodgson Fowler and completed in 1869.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crook and Tow Law.
Crook
Town
Photo: Walkerma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".
Tow Law
Village
Photo: Smiler03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tow Law is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south of Consett and 5 miles to the north west of Crook.
Wolsingham
Town
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolsingham is a market town in Weardale, County Durham, England. It is situated by the River Wear, between Crook and Stanhope.
Old Park Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wolsingham, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.7208° or 54° 43′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.8285° or 1° 49′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6WP5CC+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 170604421OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds and Bradley Burn Farm Touring site.
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