Forest Great Wood

Forest Great Wood is a deciduous forest in Hursley, Winchester District, England. Forest Great Wood is situated near the locality The Oven, as well as near Cow Leaze Copse.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Farley Mount and Sparsholt Roman Villa.

Farley Mount

Peak

Photo: Alfabetponcho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Farley Mount is a hill in Hampshire that gives its name to Farley Mount Country Park, about four miles west of the city of Winchester. A trig point and an 18th-century monument stand on the summit, 174 metres above sea-level.

Sparsholt Roman Villa

Archaeological site

Photo: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sparsholt Roman Villa was a Roman villa near the village of Sparsholt, Hampshire, England. It was constructed in phases from the 2nd to the 5th century, and then abandoned.

Rookley Manor

Manor estate

Photo: Herry Lawford, CC BY 2.0.

Rookley Manor is a Grade II* listed country house, located in Up Somborne in Hampshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparsholt and King’s Somborne.

Sparsholt

Village

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sparsholt is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, 2+1⁄2 miles west of Winchester. In 1908 its area was 3,672 acres. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 982.

King’s Somborne

Village

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

King's Somborne is a village in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the edge of the valley of the River Test.

Hursley

Village

Photo: Nicholsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 900 in 2011. It is located roughly midway between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090.

Forest Great Wood

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: Hursley, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.0705° or 51° 4′ 14″ north

Longitude

-1.4151° or 1° 24′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C3W3HCM+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 194460265

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Oven and Cow Leaze Copse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Forest Round Wood and Sparsholt Villa Rustica.

Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Southampton and Portsmouth.

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