Whimple Wood

Whimple Wood is a forest in Ottery St. Mary, East Devon, England. Whimple Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Aller Grove, as well as near the locality Hollyball.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whimple railway station and Church of St Mary.

Whimple railway station

Railway station

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Whimple railway station serves the village of Whimple in east Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belbury Castle is the name given to an Iron Age earthwork, probably a hill fort or livestock enclosure, close to Ottery St Mary in Devon, England. The earthwork is on part of a hilltop at approximately 115 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cranbrook and Whimple.

Cranbrook

Town

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cranbrook is a new town being developed in East Devon, England across eight "phases". At the 2021 census, it had a population of 6,743 residents and is continuing to grow at a fast pace.

Whimple

Village

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whimple is a village and civil parish in East Devon in the English county of Devon, approximately 9 miles due east of the city of Exeter, and 3 miles from the nearest small town, Ottery St Mary.

Rockbeare

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rockbeare is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of the county of Devon, England, located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter.

Whimple Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Ottery St. Mary, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.7604° or 50° 45′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.3359° or 3° 20′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C2RQM67+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 540544760

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Aller Grove and Hollyball.

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