Hanging Wood
Hanging Wood is a forest in Stanway, City of Colchester, England. Hanging Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Heckfordbridge, as well as near Copford Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colchester Zoo and Marks Tey railway station.
Colchester Zoo
Zoo
Colchester Zoological Society is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.
Marks Tey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marks Tey railway station is a stop on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the large village of Marks Tey, Essex. It is 46 miles 49 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and, on the GEML, is situated between Kelvedon to the west and Colchester to the east.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Copford is a 12th-century parish church located near the small village of Copford, Essex. It most likely served as a chapel to nearby Copford Hall, once owned by the bishops of London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.
Lexden
Suburb
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners.
Layer de la Haye
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney.
Hanging Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Stanway, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8671° or 51° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
0.8182° or 0° 49′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9F32VR89+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 43762182OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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