South Plantation
South Plantation is a forest in Wheldrake, York, England. South Plantation is situated nearby to the locality South Closes, as well as near Knipe Ruddings.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, East Cottingwith and Queen Margaret’s School.
St Mary’s Church, East Cottingwith
Church
Photo: Roger Gilbertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is the parish church of East Cottingwith, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England. The church was probably completed in 1786, replacing an earlier chapel.
Queen Margaret’s School
School
Photo: Silverdew, Public domain.
Queen Margaret's School was an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11–18 set in 75 acres of parkland, six miles south of York. It was established in 1901 and closed 125 years later in 2025.
St Helen’s Church, Escrick
Church
Photo: Dashwortley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church of Escrick, a village south of York, in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was first recorded in Escrick in 1252.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheldrake and Escrick.
Wheldrake
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located 7 miles south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
Escrick
Village
Photo: Dashwortley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Escrick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road.
Elvington
Village
Photo: Acombmate2114, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elvington is a village and civil parish in the City of York, lying approximately 7 miles south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212, it increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census.
South Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Wheldrake, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.8821° or 53° 52′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.9784° or 0° 58′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5XV2JC+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 299757409OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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