Derwent Wood
Derwent Wood is a forest in County Durham, North East England, England. Derwent Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Allendale Cottages, as well as near High Westwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vindomora and Hamsterley Hall.
Vindomora
Archaeological site
Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Hamsterley Hall
Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Consett and Shotley Bridge.
Consett
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Consett is a former steel-making town in County Durham, in the hills 14 miles southwest of Newcastle. In 2021 the population was 29,885.
Shotley Bridge
Village
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotley Bridge is a village, adjoining the town of Consett to the south in County Durham, England, 15 miles northwest of Durham. It is located on the A694 road starting from Consett and Blackhill to the south, then continuing north east to East Law, Ebchester and onward to Swalwell within the borough of Gateshead.
Chopwell
Village
Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chopwell is a village in the Gateshead district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, 3 miles west of Rowlands Gill and 1 mile north of Hamsterley.
Derwent Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8909° or 54° 53′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.8094° or 1° 48′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C6WV5RR+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 253896570OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Allendale Cottages and High Westwood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peelflats Plantation and Black Bog Wood.
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