Swinham Wood

Swinham Wood is a forest in Birdsall, Ryedale District, England. Swinham Wood is situated near the locality Birdsall Wold, as well as near Toisland Wold.

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Mary’s Church, Birdsall and All Saints’ Church, Burythorpe.

St Mary’s Church, Birdsall

Church

Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Birdsall, North Yorkshire, a village in England. St Mary's Church was first recorded in 1130. By the early 19th century, it was in poor repair.

All Saints’ Church, Burythorpe

Church

Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Burythorpe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church sits on top of a hill, west of the village, with views in all directions.

Church of the Venerable Bede, Leavening

Church

The Church of the Venerable Bede is an Anglican church in Leavening, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The building was constructed in 1850, as the village school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thixendale and Birdsall.

Thixendale is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Yorkshire Wolds about 20 miles east of York. In 2016, the North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 200.

Birdsall

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birdsall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 180, increasing to 343 at the 2011 Census.

Burythorpe

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burythorpe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles south of Malton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 289, reducing marginally to 286 at the Census 2011.

Swinham Wood

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

54.0605° or 54° 3′ 38″ north

Longitude

-0.7526° or 0° 45′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C6X366W+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 314860907

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Birdsall Wold and Toisland Wold.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: High Field and Jubilee Plantation.

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