Higher Wood
Higher Wood is a deciduous forest in Stogumber, West Somerset District, England. Higher Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Vexford, as well as near Crowcombe Heathfield.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crowcombe Heathfield railway station and St Lawrence’s Church, Lydeard St Lawrence.
Crowcombe Heathfield railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crowcombe Heathfield railway station is a station on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, England. It is situated 2 miles from the village of Crowcombe.
St Lawrence’s Church, Lydeard St Lawrence
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England dates from 1350 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish is part of the benefice of Bishops Lydeard with Lydeard St Lawrence, Bagborough, Combe Florey and Cothelstone within the archdeaconry of Taunton.
Stogumber railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stogumber railway station is a station in Kingswood, Somerset, England which serves the nearby village of Stogumber. It was opened by the West Somerset Railway in 1862 and closed by British Rail early in 1971.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydeard St Lawrence and Tolland.
Lydeard St Lawrence
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydeard St Lawrence or St Lawrence Lydiard is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 7 miles north west of Taunton. The village has a population of 506.
Tolland
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolland is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 9 miles north west of Taunton, between the Brendon Hills and Quantock Hills. The parish has a population of 81.
West Bagborough
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Bagborough is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 5 miles north of Taunton. In 2011, the village had a population of 358. The parish of West Bagborough lies on the south-west slopes of the Quantock Hills within the Quantock Hills A.O.N.B and encompasses the neighbouring hamlets of Shopnoller and Seven Ash.
Higher Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Stogumber, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1033° or 51° 6′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.2529° or 3° 15′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3R4P3W+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 594079986OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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