Hippo Wood
Hippo Wood is a forest in Derby, England. Hippo Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Shelton Lock, as well as near Allenton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pride Park Stadium and LMS School of Transport.
Pride Park Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Derby, England, which is the home ground of English Football League club Derby County. With a capacity of 33,597, it is the 16th-largest football ground in England.
LMS School of Transport
Convention center
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The LMS School of Transport was built between 1937 and 1938 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in Derby, Derbyshire and is now a Grade II listed building used as the Derby Conference Centre.
Peartree railway station
Railway station
Photo: James Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peartree railway station is a railway station serving the areas of Pear Tree, Normanton and Osmaston in the city of Derby, England. It is one of three stations remaining open in the city, and is situated about one mile south of Derby station on the main line to Birmingham New Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shardlow and Melbourne.
Shardlow
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire, England about 6 miles southeast of Derby and 11 miles southwest of Nottingham. Part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne, and the district of South Derbyshire, it is also very close to the border with Leicestershire, defined by the route of the River Trent which passes close to the south.
Melbourne
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.
Sinfin
Suburb
Photo: Vincem8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sinfin is a suburb of Derby, in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles southwest of the city centre on its southern outskirts. The ward, which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself, had a population of 15,128 in 2011.
Hippo Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.8819° or 52° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.4413° or 1° 26′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C4WVHJ5+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 235994820OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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