The Gravel Pits

The Gravel Pits is a deciduous forest in Hillingdon, Greater London, England. The Gravel Pits is situated nearby to the suburb Northwood, as well as near the quarter Moor Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northwood Headquarters and Moor Park tube station.

Northwood Headquarters

Military installation

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Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, England, adjacent to the London suburb of Northwood. It is home to the following military command and control functions:…

Moor Park tube station

Metro station

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Moor Park is a London Underground station. It is located in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, serving those living on the Moor Park estate, and also on the neighbouring Eastbury and South Oxhey estates.

Moor Park

Manor estate

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Moor Park is a Neo-Palladian mansion set within several hundred acres of parkland to the south-east of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is called Moor Park Mansion because it is in the old park of the Manor of the More, a 16th-century palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rickmansworth and Watford.

Rickmansworth

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Rickmansworth is a small town in Hertfordshire, its hinterland includes Chorleywood and the largely suburban Maple Cross.

Watford

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Watford is a large town in Hertfordshire, a few miles from the Greater London boundary. It is around 20 minutes from central London using National Rail trains, and slightly longer on the London Underground and Overground networks.