Broxton Wood

Broxton Wood is a forest in Duckington, Cheshire, England. Broxton Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Duckington, as well as near the village Brown Knowl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maiden Castle and Bickerton Hill.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of Cheshire in northern England.

Bickerton Hill refers to two low red sandstone hills that form the southern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge in Cheshire, north-west England. The high point, Raw Head, lies on the northerly hill and has an elevation of 227 metres.

Stretton Watermill

Museum

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and the mill machinery is considered to be of national importance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Malpas.

Tattenhall

Photo: Adam, CC BY 2.0.

Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.

Malpas

Village

Photo: BrianP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malpas is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 2,503 at the 2021 census.

Broxton Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Duckington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0721° or 53° 4′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.7711° or 2° 46′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C5V36CH+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 291331024

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King James Hill and Brown Knowl Methodist Church.

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