Cockpit Wood
Cockpit Wood is a forest in Gresford, Wrexham, Wales. Cockpit Wood is situated nearby to the locality Singret, as well as near the village Marford.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Flash and Alyn Waters Country Park.
The Flash
Lake
Photo: Bob Shires, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Flash or Gresford Flash is a lake located near Borras and Gresford, in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The Flash is an artificial lake which is commonly used for sailing and other recreational pursuits.
Alyn Waters Country Park
Park
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alyn Waters is a country park situated between Gwersyllt and Llay in Wrexham County Borough, in the north-east of Wales, and is managed by Wrexham County Borough Council.
All Saints‘ Church
Church
Photo: Spicke01, Public domain.
All Saints' Church stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is a large, mainly late 15th-century church in a slightly red sandstone, in many ways more typical of nearby Cheshire churches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wrexham and Holt.
Wrexham
Photo: kanti kansara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wrexham is a city in Clwyd in North Wales. It's industrial, but has lost its former trades of coal-mining and brick-making. It was granted "city" status in 2022, but this is ceremonial and doesn't affect its governance.
Holt
Photo: Joopercoopers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English conquest of Wales in 1277. Farndon lies just over the River Dee.
Gresford
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gresford is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census.
Cockpit Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Gresford, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.0964° or 53° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.9765° or 2° 58′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5V32WF+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 291242819OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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