Light Wood
Light Wood is a forest in Eckington, North East Derbyshire, England. Light Wood is situated nearby to the village Marsh Lane, as well as near Middle Handley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coal Aston and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Eckington.
Coal Aston
Aerodrome
Photo: TSRL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coal Aston Airfield also known as Apperknowle Airstrip, is a general aviation airfield located in the village Apperknowle, Derbyshire, 5.8 mi south of Sheffield.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Eckington
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Eckington is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Eckington, Derbyshire.
St John the Evangelist Church, Ridgeway
Church
Photo: Andrew Loughran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist Church is a grade II listed Church of England church situated at Ridgeway, within the parish of Eckington, Derbyshire, England. The church opened in 1840, having cost £2,000 to build.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dronfield and Killamarsh.
Dronfield
Town
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
Killamarsh
Town
Photo: David Morris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killamarsh is a village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, close to Derbyshire’s border with South Yorkshire. It forms part of the Sheffield urban area and lies about 8 miles south-east of the centre of Sheffield.
Eckington
Town
Photo: Andrew Loughran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eckington is a town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England. It is 7 miles northeast of Chesterfield and 9 miles southeast of Sheffield, on the border with South Yorkshire.
Light Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Eckington, North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3019° or 53° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.3922° or 1° 23′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5W8J25+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 32688244OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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