Tong Rough
Tong Rough is a forest in Tong, Shropshire, England. Tong Rough is situated nearby to the hamlet Boscobel, as well as near the village Bishops Wood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Oak and Boscobel House.
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
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Weston Park
Park
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, and 8 miles east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albrighton and Tong.
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.
Tong
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Tong is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, also bordering Staffordshire in England. It is located between the towns of Shifnal, Newport and Brewood.
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.
Tong Rough
- Type: Forest
- Location: Tong, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6766° or 52° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.2606° or 2° 15′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C4VMPGQ+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 31143023OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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