Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood is a forest in Lilleshall and Donnington, Telford and Wrekin, England. Abbey Wood is situated nearby to the village Lilleshall, as well as near the hamlet Honnington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Donnington Wood Canal and Lilleshall Abbey.

Donnington Wood Canal

Canal

Photo: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Donnington Wood Canal was a 5.5-mile private canal in East Shropshire, England, which ran from coal pits owned by Earl Gower at Donnington Wood to Pave Lane on the Wolverhampton to Newport Turnpike Road.

Lilleshall Abbey

Ruins

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Shifnal.

Newport

Photo: Novacool88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newport is a small market town in Shropshire, with a history dating back to the 12th century. It is home to several educational institutions, and has housed a wide range of notable people throughout the centuries.

Shifnal

Photo: Shropman, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Shifnal is a small market town in Shropshire. Some writers have claimed that Shifnal was the inspiration for Market Blandings, a town that appears in several of P.G.

Muxton

Suburb

Photo: A Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muxton is a village in the parish of Donnington and Muxton in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It situated between the towns of Newport, Oakengates and Telford.

Abbey Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Lilleshall and Donnington, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7267° or 52° 43′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.382° or 2° 22′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C4VPJG9+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 496085067

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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