Hirst Wood

Hirst Wood is a forest in Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, Chiltern District, England. Hirst Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Hawridge, as well as near Heath End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cholesbury Camp and Church of St Mary.

Cholesbury Camp

Archaeological site

Photo: Paul Downey, CC BY 2.0.

Cholesbury Camp is a large and well-preserved Iron Age hill fort on the northern edge of the village of Cholesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It is roughly oval-shaped and covers an area, including ramparts, of 15 acres, and measures approximately 310 m north-east to south-west by 230 m north-west to south-east.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Tmol42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St John’s Church

Church

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chesham and Berkhamsted.

Chesham

Photo: Iridescent, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chesham is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, about 26 miles north-west of central London, and part of the London commuter belt.

Berkhamsted

Photo: Misterzee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berkhamsted is an historic market town of 18,500 people in Hertfordshire in England, UK. It is about 30 miles north of London.

Tring

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tring is a commuter town of 12,000 people in Hertfordshire, England. It site in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 30 miles from central London within the London commuter belt.

Hirst Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.7442° or 51° 44′ 39″ north

Longitude

-0.6248° or 0° 37′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C3XP9VG+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 210280963

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hawridge Court and Hawridge Common.

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