Woodland Fort

Woodland Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for Plymouth, England. Currently owned by Plymouth City Council, the site is in use but largely derelict.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Chad’s and St Francis.

St Chad’s

Church

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Chad’s is a church, which is situated 1,900 feet north of Woodland Fort.

St Francis

Church

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Francis is a church, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Woodland Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honicknowle and Whitleigh.

Honicknowle

Suburb

Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Honicknowle is an area and ward of the city of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It borders with West Park, Crownhill, Ham, Whitleigh and Pennycross areas of Plymouth. It was previously part of Knackersknowle.

Whitleigh

Suburb

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whitleigh is a district area and is in the electoral ward of Budshead in the city of Plymouth in the county of Devon. it had district borders with Southway, Honicknowle, West park, Crownhill and St Budeaux. Whitleigh has a population of 7870…

Manadon

Suburb

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manadon is a predominantly post-war suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Roughly geographically situated in the centre of the city, it has a primary school, St Boniface's Catholic College, a sports and community hub, two neighbourhood grocers and is home to the Manadon interchange, on the A38 road Parkway.

Woodland Fort

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.41365° or 50° 24′ 49″ north

Longitude

-4.15422° or 4° 9′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C2QCR7W+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 492732231

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Woodland Fort Community Centre and Honicknowle Reading and Recreation Hall.

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Places to explore: Woodland Fort and Merrivale Substation.

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