Ridding Wood
Ridding Wood is a forest in Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, England. Ridding Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Abbeystead, as well as near the locality Catherine Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church and Hawthornthwaite Fell.
Christ Church
Church
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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Hawthornthwaite Fell
Peak
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Hawthornthwaite Fell is one of the larger hills in the Forest of Bowland in the north west of England. Hawthornthwaite Fell marks the extreme western limit of the West Riding of the historic county of York.
St Mark’s Church
Church
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St Mark's Church is in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeystead and Quernmore.
Abbeystead
Hamlet
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Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells.
Quernmore
Village
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quernmore is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located about 3 miles east of Lancaster. The parish of Quernmore had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 567 at the 2011 Census.
Oakenclough
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Houghton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakenclough is an English hamlet located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder.
Ridding Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.981° or 53° 58′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.6814° or 2° 40′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5VX8J9+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 258873664OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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