Rex Wood

Rex Wood is a forest in Huttons Ambo, Ryedale District, England. Rex Wood is situated nearby to the locality Peckondale Hill, as well as near Leyland’s Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkham Priory and Kirkham Bridge.

Kirkham Priory

Monastery

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey.

Kirkham Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkham Bridge is a historic structure in Kirkham, North Yorkshire, a village in England. A bridge over the River Derwent at the site was first recorded in 1444, and was also mentioned by John Leland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malton and Westow.

Malton

Photo: Malton and Norton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malton is a town in North Yorkshire on the north bank of the River Derwent, with Norton-in-Derwent on the south. They're 18 miles northeast of York with a combined population in 2024 of 15,000.

Westow

Village

Photo: Tracer.smart, Public domain.

Westow is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Westow is situated in the lee of Spy Hill, bordering the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 3 miles from the A64 road linking Leeds to the East Coast, 5 miles west of the town of Malton, and 15 miles east of the city of York.

Norton-on-Derwent

Town

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Norton-on-Derwent, commonly referred to as simply Norton, is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Norton borders the market town of Malton, and is separated from it by the River Derwent.

Rex Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Huttons Ambo, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.1019° or 54° 6′ 7″ north

Longitude

-0.8648° or 0° 51′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6X442P+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 314853822

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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