Croft Head Plantation

Croft Head Plantation is a forest in Tankersley, Barnsley, England. Croft Head Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Pilley Hills, as well as near the village Tankersley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birdwell Obelisk and Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads.

Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads

Historic site

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads is a historic site.

Lowe Stand

Ruins

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lowe Stand is an 18th-century folly built for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and likely originally intended as a hunting lodge. It is situated in the South Yorkshire town of Hoyland, 5 miles south-east of Barnsley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoyland and Worsbrough.

Hoyland

Town

Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hoyland is a town and district in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The town has also been known as Nether Hoyland. When the urban district council was formed the name used was Hoyland Nether Urban District Council.

Worsbrough

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Worsbrough is a suburban village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It forms a suburban area of Barnsley and until 1974, had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Chapeltown

Village

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapeltown is a small town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies half way between Barnsley and Sheffield approximately 7 miles from both. It is part of the civil parish of Ecclesfield.

Croft Head Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Tankersley, Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.5007° or 53° 30′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.5023° or 1° 30′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C5WGF2X+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 281390377

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pilley Hills and Pilley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broad Ing Plantation and Pilley Methodist Church.

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