Widdowson’s Plantation
Widdowson’s Plantation is a forest in Smalley, Amber Valley District, England. Widdowson’s Plantation is situated nearby to the village Smalley, as well as near Horsley Woodhouse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and St Clement’s Church, Horsley.
St Clement’s Church, Horsley
Church
Photo: Rob Howl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Clement's Church, Horsley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Horsley, Derbyshire.
Horston Castle
Ruins
Photo: Cirrus9, Public domain.
Horston Castle is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belper and Erewash.
Belper
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belper is a town in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire, 7 miles north of Derby, with a population in 2011 of 21,823. It's been industrial since medieval times, thanks to nearby deposits of ironstone, made into nails and other ironware.
Erewash
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erewash is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. The borough is named after the River Erewash. The council has offices in both the borough's towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton.
Ripley
Photo: Jonathan Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ripley is a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby, north-west of Heanor, south-west of Alfreton and north-east of Belper.
Widdowson’s Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Smalley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.9919° or 52° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.3978° or 1° 23′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4WXJR2+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 58605455OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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