Benskin’s Wood

Benskin’s Wood is a forest in St. John, Cornwall, England. Benskin’s Wood is situated nearby to the village St John, as well as near the locality Efford’s Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS Raleigh and Scraesdon Fort.

HMS Raleigh

Military installation

Photo: John Readman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

HMS Raleigh is a stone frigate, serving as the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities, as well as a permanently moored training ship, the former HMS Brecon.

Scraesdon Fort

Military installation

Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, the naval dockyard of Devonport from enemy naval attack.

All Saints Church, Millbrook

Church

Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 4.0.

All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Millbrook, Cornwall, England, UK. It was built in 1893–95 and has been Grade II listed since 1987. The war memorial on the edge of the church grounds also became Grade II listed in 2016.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cawsand and Saltash.

Cawsand

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cawsand is one of twin villages on the Rame Peninsula in south-east Cornwall. Cawsand overlooks Plymouth Sound Cawsand is within Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.

Saltash

Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Saltash is a town and civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall".

Antony

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Antony is a village and coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint and has a shop, a pub and a garage. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 438.

Benskin’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: St. John, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.3637° or 50° 21′ 49″ north

Longitude

-4.2375° or 4° 14′ 15″ west

Operator

Woodland Trust

Open location code

9C2Q9Q76+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 256442421

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as St John and Efford’s Bridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Johns Church and Royal Naval Firefighting & Damage Control School.

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