Birch Wood
Birch Wood is a forest in Churchstanton, Taunton Deane District, England. Birch Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Stapley, as well as near the locality Brimley Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Leigh Reservoir and Luxhay Reservoir.
Leigh Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh Reservoir, or Leigh Hill Reservoir, is a small reservoir in Somerset, England. It was built in 1893 to supply water to the town of Taunton, Somerset, which lies to the north. Water quality is good.
Luxhay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luxhay Reservoir is an artificial reservoir near Angersleigh, Somerset, England. It is now owned by Wessex Water. It was built in 1905 by the town corporation to provide drinking water for Taunton.
RAF Culmhead
Monument
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Culmhead or more simply RAF Culmhead is a former Royal Air Force station, situated at Churchstanton on the Blackdown Hills in Somerset, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterford and Clayhidon.
Otterford
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the Blackdown Hills, 7 miles south of Taunton. The village has a population of 356. The River Otter rises close to Otterford.
Clayhidon
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayhidon is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. The parish church is St. Andrews. The parish is in the Blackdown Hills and its northern and eastern boundaries form part of the Devon – Somerset border.
Hemyock
Village
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hemyock is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. It is about 8 miles north-west of Honiton and 5 miles south of the Somerset town Wellington. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,519.
Birch Wood
Latitude
50.9263° or 50° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.155° or 3° 9′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2RWRGV+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 187828078OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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