Horse Wood

Horse Wood is a forest in Gwennap, Cornwall, England. Horse Wood is situated nearby to the village Gwennap, as well as near Comford.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carn Marth and Gwennap Pit.

Carn Marth

Peak

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carn Marth is the name of a hill in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, near Redruth. It is 235 m high, and is well known for the granite quarried from it in the past. The name of the hill comes from the Cornish language words karn and margh, meaning 'horse'.

Gwennap Pit

Historic site

Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwennap Pit is a historic site.

Christchurch Lanner

Church

Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Redruth and Gwennap.

Redruth

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Redruth is a town in North Cornwall. The town also has a long history of tin mining and is the home of Rodda's, a dairy that is the largest producer of Cornish clotted cream.

Gwennap

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gwennap is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about five miles southeast of Redruth. Hamlets of Burncoose, Comford, Coombe, Crofthandy, Cusgarne, Fernsplatt, Frogpool, Hick's Mill, Tresamble and United Downs lie in the parish, as does Little Beside country house.

St Day

Village

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

St Day is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is positioned between the village of Chacewater and the town of Redruth. The electoral ward St Day and Lanner had a population of 4,473 according to the 2011 census.

Horse Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Gwennap, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.2216° or 50° 13′ 18″ north

Longitude

-5.1741° or 5° 10′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C2P6RCG+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 202580054

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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