Kingston Island
Kingston Island is a forest in Perlethorpe, Newark and Sherwood District, England. Kingston Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Budby, as well as near the locality Meadow Cottages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherwood Forest and Major Oak.
Sherwood Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Javier Carro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.
Major Oak
Photo: Galli, Public domain.
The Major Oak is a large English oak near Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his Merry Men slept.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Edwinstowe. The church was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, given by William II to Lincoln Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edwinstowe and Ollerton.
Edwinstowe
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire is the last surviving tract of primeval forest in England. In medieval times it was a royal hunting forest – the shire or sher wood of Nottinghamshire – and it became the setting for the legend of Robin Hood.
Ollerton
Town
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ollerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in the area known as the Dukeries.
Boughton
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ollerton and Boughton, in the Newark and Sherwood district, in Nottinghamshire, England, two miles east of the town of Ollerton.
Kingston Island
Latitude
53.2252° or 53° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.0652° or 1° 3′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5W6WGM+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 270883631OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Budby Castle and Spready Oaks.
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