Wigmore Wood

Wigmore Wood is a forest in Donington, Shropshire, England. Wigmore Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Harriot’s Hayes, as well as near High Holborn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Oak and Albrighton railway station.

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.

Albrighton railway station

Railway station

Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Albrighton railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Albrighton in Shropshire, England. The former up goods yard is now occupied by a small estate of low rise offices.

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 Albrighton.

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.

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.

Boscobel

Hamlet

Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boscobel was a civil parish in the east of Shropshire, England, on the border with Staffordshire. To the north is the Staffordshire village of Bishops Wood.

Wigmore Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Donington, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.652° or 52° 39′ 7″ north

Longitude

-2.2476° or 2° 14′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C4VMQ22+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31116019

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harriot’s Hayes and High Holborn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Albrighton and Spring Coppice.

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