Knightslow Wood

Knightslow Wood is a deciduous forest in England, United Kingdom. Knightslow Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Mitchell Fold, as well as near Higher Poynton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyme Park and Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops.

Lyme Park

Park

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lyme Park is a large estate south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens and a deer park in the Peak District National Park.

Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops

Heritage site

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops is a heritage site.

Disley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Disley railway station serves the village of Disley in Cheshire, England. It is sited 12+1⁄3 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whaley Bridge and New Mills.

Whaley Bridge

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaley Bridge is a small town in Derbyshire, surrounded by the Peak District National Park, at the head of the Peak Forest Canal.

New Mills

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Mills is in Derbyshire. It's unlikely to feature on many itineraries in its own right, but it's worth stopping off for an hour or two if travelling between Manchester and the Peak District.

Marple

Photo: Parrot of Doom, Public domain.

Marple is a small town in the borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire but now part of Greater Manchester. Agatha Christie often travelled this way, and named her character "Miss Marple" after her train was delayed here.

Knightslow Wood

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.3348° or 53° 20′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.0572° or 2° 3′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C5V8WMV+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 244689489

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mitchell Fold and Higher Poynton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Drinkwater Meadow and Knightslow Wood.

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