Wath Wood

Wath Wood is a forest in Hovingham, Ryedale District, England. Wath Wood is situated near the locality South Bank, as well as near Mossburn Bank.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hovingham Hall and Slingsby Castle.

Hovingham Hall

Castle

Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hovingham Hall is a country house built in the Palladian style in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire, England. It has been the seat of the Worsley family and the childhood home of the Duchess of Kent.

Slingsby Castle

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slingsby Castle is a ruined building in Slingsby, North Yorkshire, a village in England. Ralph Hastings was granted licence to crenellate his house in Slingsby in 1344.

All Saints’ Church, Hovingham

Church

Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Hovingham, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 11th century, from which period the tower survives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slingsby and Hovingham.

Slingsby

Village

Photo: colin grice, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slingsby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 6 miles west of Malton on the B1257 road. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 634, increasing to 665 at the 2011 Census.

Hovingham

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about 7 miles south of Kirkbymoorside.

Stonegrave

Village

Photo: Stuart and Fiona Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stonegrave is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and so the details are included in the civil parish of Nunnington.

Wath Wood

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

54.1598° or 54° 9′ 35″ north

Longitude

-0.9707° or 0° 58′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C6X525H+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 513308847

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: South Bank and Mossburn Bank.

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Highlights: Wath marching camp and Lodge Hag.

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