Heath Wood

Heath Wood is a forest in Foremark, South Derbyshire District, England. Heath Wood is situated nearby to the locality Knowlehill, as well as near the hamlet Foremark.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anchor Church and Foremark Reservoir.

Anchor Church

Archaeological site

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Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England. The caves have been extended by human intervention to form a crude dwelling place, complete with door and window holes.

Foremark Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foremark Reservoir is a reservoir in South Derbyshire owned by Severn Trent which is also a 230-acre nature reserve open to the public for walking, fishing, bird watching and horse riding.

St Saviour’s Church, Foremark

Church

Photo: histman, CC BY 2.0.

St Saviour's Church, Foremark, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Foremark, Derbyshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbourne and Repton.

Melbourne

Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.

Repton

Village

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Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It lies on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, approximately 5 miles north of Swadlincote and about 5 miles northeast of Burton upon Trent, close to the county boundary with Staffordshire.