High Wood
High Wood is a forest in Melsonby, Richmondshire District, England. High Wood is situated nearby to the locality High Langdale, as well as near the village Melsonby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications and St James’ Church, Melsonby.
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
Archaeological site
Photo: Lizzyp, Public domain.
The Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over 9 kilometres of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately 300 hectares of land, are situated in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England.
St James’ Church, Melsonby
Church
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James' Church is in the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, England. It is an Anglican parish church in the deanery of Richmond, the archdeaconry of Richmond, and the Diocese of Leeds.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldbrough St John and Gilling West.
Aldbrough St John
Village
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Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 325, increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Gilling West
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilling West is a village about 3.5 miles north of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury.
Hartforth
Locality
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Hartforth is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 9 miles south-west from the market town of Darlington, and is part of the civil parish of Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury.
High Wood
Latitude
54.4789° or 54° 28′ 44″ northLongitude
-1.7011° or 1° 42′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6WF7HX+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 196007934OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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