Longclose Wood
Longclose Wood is a forest in Stanley, County Durham, England. Longclose Wood is situated nearby to the village Hamsterley Mill, as well as near the hamlet Lintzford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamsterley Hall and Church of St Mary Magdalene.
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 Rowlands Gill.
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.
Rowlands Gill
Village
Rowlands Gill is a village on the north bank of the River Derwent, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The Gibside Estate is near the town.
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.
Longclose Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Stanley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8987° or 54° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.7908° or 1° 47′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6WV6X5+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 253896589OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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