Acres Wood
Acres Wood is a deciduous forest in Backford, Cheshire, England. Acres Wood is situated nearby to the village Lea-by-Backford, as well as near the hamlet Dunkirk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Capenhurst railway station and Blue Planet Aquarium.
Capenhurst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capenhurst railway station serves the village of Capenhurst and its substantial industrial facilities, in Cheshire, England. It also serves outer suburbs of Ellesmere Port.
Blue Planet Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Alan Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England.
St Oswald’s Church, Backford
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Oswald's Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of Chester, Cheshire, England, close to the A41 road and adjoining Backford Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellesmere Port and Central South Wirral.
Ellesmere Port
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ellesmere Port is in West Cheshire. Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.
Central South Wirral
Central South Wirral is a rural area in Cheshire, with a few main roads going through. It includes the villages and hamlets of Two Mills, Woodbank, Burton, Puddington, Shotwick, Dunkirk, Capenhurst and Ledsham.Chester
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.
Acres Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Backford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.2465° or 53° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.9156° or 2° 54′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C5V63WM+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 288277822OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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