Empton Wood
Empton Wood is a forest in Kington Rural, Herefordshire, England. Empton Wood is situated nearby to the locality Mahollam, as well as near the hamlet Chickward.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hergest Ridge and Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury.
Hergest Ridge
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.
The Recreation Ground, Kington
Park
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Kington, Herefordshire. In 1996, Herefordshire played Wales Minor Counties in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kington and Huntington.
Kington
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kington is a small market town in Herefordshire, lying on the River Arrow and alongside the Welsh border, in the shadow of Hergest Ridge. It is a popular stop-off point for people walking the Offa's Dyke Path.
Huntington
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huntington is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on the border with Wales. In 2011 the parish had a population of 103.
Gladestry
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gladestry is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, mid-Wales, close to the border with England at the end of the Hergest Ridge and south of the large moorland area of Radnor Forest.
Empton Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Kington Rural, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.1769° or 52° 10′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.0634° or 3° 3′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C4R5WGP+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 253295203OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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