Legbourne Wood
Legbourne Wood is a nature reserve in Legbourne, East Lindsey District, England. Legbourne Wood is situated nearby to the locality Roper Hill, as well as near Fir Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Legbourne Road railway station and Carlton Castle.
Legbourne Road railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Legbourne Road was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the village of Legbourne in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. The station was closed to passengers in 1953, and withdrawal of goods facilities took place in 1964.
Carlton Castle
Castle
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Hill is the name given to the once substantial motte and bailey, perhaps double bailey, apparently associated with the then new town of Castle Carlton in the county of Lincolnshire, some 7 miles south-east of Louth, between the villages of North and South Reston.
Legbourne Priory
Archaeological site
Legbourne Priory was a priory in the village of Legbourne, Lincolnshire, England. Founded by Robert Fitz Gilbert around 1150, the priory was for the nuns of Keddington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louth and Little Cawthorpe.
Louth
Photo: Jkslouth, Public domain.
Louth is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Louth serves as an important town for a large rural area of eastern Lincolnshire.
Little Cawthorpe
Village
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Cawthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 1.5 miles south-west from Legbourne, and 3 miles south-east from the market town of Louth.
South Reston
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Reston is a village in the civil parish of Reston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A157 road 5 miles south-east from the town of Louth.
Legbourne Wood
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Legbourne, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3286° or 53° 19′ 43″ northLongitude
0.0553° or 0° 3′ 19″ eastOperator
Lincilnshire Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9F5283H4+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 223958138OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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