Big Wood

Big Wood is a forest in Codsall, South Staffordshire District, England. Big Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Codsall Wood, as well as near Harriot’s Hayes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chillington Hall and Royal Oak.

Chillington Hall

Manor estate

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Chillington Hall is a Georgian country house near Brewood, Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Wolverhampton. It is the residence of the Giffard family.

Royal Oak

Photo: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

Boscobel House is a Grade II* listed building in the parish of Boscobel in Shropshire. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Codsall and Brewood.

Codsall

Village

Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Codsall is a village and civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 13 miles east-southeast of Telford.

Brewood

Village

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Brewood is an ancient market town in the civil parish of Brewood and Coven, in the South Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England.

Albrighton

Village

Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Albrighton is a large village in the civil parish of Albrighton and Donington, in Shropshire, England, 8 miles northwest of Wolverhampton and 11 miles northeast of Bridgnorth.

Big Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Codsall, South Staffordshire District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6542° or 52° 39′ 15″ north

Longitude

-2.2134° or 2° 12′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C4VMQ3P+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31115545

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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