Highfield Wood

Highfield Wood is a forest in , . Highfield Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rainham (Kent) and Foxburrow Wood.

Railway station
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Rainham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in , serving the town of . It is 38 miles 74 chains down the line from and is situated between Gillingham and .

Forest
is a 6.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve in in . It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood, and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainham and Lordswood.

is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of , , and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns. There is also a town of in .

Locality
is a southern suburb of , , located approximately 3 miles south of Chatham town centre. It is primarily in but a small southern section is in the Borough of Maidstone.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the Borough of Maidstone, in the county of , . In 1800, Edward Hasted noted that it was spelt Gillested. It was a manor in the parish of , the manor-house was owned by 'John de Savage'.

Highfield Wood

Latitude
51.3447° or 51° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
0.6175° or 0° 37′ 3″ east
Open location code
9F328JV9+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230096036
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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