Bircham Wood

Bircham Wood is a forest in Holford, West Somerset District, England. Bircham Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Higher Halsway, as well as near Lower Halsway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trendle Ring and Dowsborough.

Trendle Ring

Archaeological site

Trendle Ring is a late prehistoric earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Bicknoller in Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Monument. In 2013 it was added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to plant growth.

Dowsborough

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dowsborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Monument.

Church of the Holy Ghost

Church

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of the Holy Ghost in Crowcombe, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 14th century with the rest of the building being dated at the 15th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holford and Nether Stowey.

Holford

Village

Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holford is a village and civil parish in Somerset within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located about 10 miles west of Bridgwater and 6 miles east of Williton, with a population of 392.

Nether Stowey

Village

Photo: Peter Levy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills, just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4 km2, with a population of 1,482.

Over Stowey

Village

Photo: Burn the asylum, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincombe.

Bircham Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Holford, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1494° or 51° 8′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.2322° or 3° 13′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C3R4QX9+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178552183

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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