Chester Court Wood

Chester Court Wood is a forest in Camblesforth, Selby District, England. Chester Court Wood is situated near the locality Camblesforth Common, as well as near the hamlet Hagg Bush.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Drax Power Station and St John’s Chapel.

Drax Power Station

Power station

Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drax Power Station is a biomass and former coal power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.595 GW capacity for biomass and had a 3.960 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021.

St John’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John’s Chapel is a church.

St Mary’s Anglican Church, Carlton

Church

Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Carlton, a village near Selby in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church in Carlton was a wooden chapel of ease to St Laurence's Church, Snaith, built in 1379.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selby and Snaith.

Selby

Photo: Michael Beckwith, CC BY 2.0.

Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire 14 miles south of York, with a population in 2024 of 20,000. Its main attraction is the abbey, with a stained glass window depicting the original "Stars and Stripes".

Snaith

Town

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and since the 2024 general election has formed part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency.

Burn

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burn is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles south of Selby and 14 miles south of York. The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road.

Chester Court Wood

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

53.7364° or 53° 44′ 11″ north

Longitude

-1.0535° or 1° 3′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C5WPWPW+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 419638389

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Camblesforth Common and Hagg Bush.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jub Close Wood and Charity Wood.

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