Quarry Wood
Quarry Wood is a forest in Etherley, County Durham, England. Quarry Wood is situated nearby to the village Toft Hill, as well as near High Etherley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Witton Castle and Escomb Church.
Witton Castle
Castle
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle, which is the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Escomb Church
Church
Photo: Bigbadsworld, Public domain.
Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles west of Bishop Auckland. It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth.
Witton-le-Wear railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton-le-Wear railway station is a railway station on the Weardale heritage railway serves the village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham, North East England, and is the penultimate stop for most of line's eastbound passenger services.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishop Auckland and West Auckland.
Bishop Auckland
Photo: Riversiderouge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham in northeast England, with a population of 23,000 in 2021. The main reason to visit is the fine castle, for eight centuries a bishop's residence.
West Auckland
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Auckland is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, to the west of Bishop Auckland on the A688 road. It is reputed to have one of the largest village greens in the country, lined with 17th- and 18th-century buildings.
Evenwood
Village
Evenwood is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south west of Bishop Auckland. It is in the civil parish of Evenwood and Barony, which has a population of 2,534 falling to 2,455 at the 2011 Census.
Quarry Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Etherley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.6525° or 54° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.7515° or 1° 45′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C6WM63X+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 220568353OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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