Big Wood and Little Wood
Big Wood and Little Wood are two patches of woodland in Hampstead Garden Suburb in the London Borough of Barnet. They are a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, and a Local Nature Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: small forested areas in London, England
- Also known as: “Big Wood”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb and Henrietta Barnett School.
Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Church
Photo: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Free Church is a building located in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet, London. It was built to a design by Sir Edwin Lutyens starting in 1911, and, like St Jude's Church at the opposite side of Central Square, is a Grade I listed building. Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb is situated 950 feet southwest of Big Wood and Little Wood.
Henrietta Barnett School
School
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henrietta Barnett School is a grammar school with academy status for girls, in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London. The Good Schools Guide called the school 'One of the best academic state schools in the country, providing a gentle, inspiring education in a wonderful setting for very clever girls', and the school consistently ranks amongst the top state schools in educational league tables. Henrietta Barnett School is situated 780 feet south of Big Wood and Little Wood.
Kenwood House
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenwood House is a stately home in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The present house, built in the late 17th century, was remodelled in the 18th century for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield by Scottish architect Robert Adam, serving as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield until the 20th century. Kenwood House is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Big Wood and Little Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampstead Garden Suburb and Temple Fortune.
Hampstead Garden Suburb
Suburb
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hampstead Garden Suburb is a suburb of London, north of Hampstead, west of Highgate and east of Golders Green. It is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations.
Temple Fortune
Suburb
Temple Fortune is a place in the London Borough of Barnet to the north of Golders Green. It is principally a shopping district used by residents of the Hampstead Garden Suburb.
Golders Green
Suburb
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Golders Green is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, 5.6 miles northwest of Charing Cross. It began as a medieval small suburban linear settlement near a farm and public grazing area green, and dates to the early 19th century.
Big Wood and Little Wood
- Categories: woodland, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5834° or 51° 35′ 0″ northLongitude
-0.18877° or 0° 11′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C3XHRM6+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 4001101OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q4906692
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northway Lawn Tennis Club and Northway Gardens.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Big Wood and Little Wood”. Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.