Folly Wood
Folly Wood is a forest in Brampton, Cumberland, England. Folly Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Milton, as well as near Denton Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naworth Castle and Brampton railway station.
Naworth Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton.
Brampton railway station
Railway station
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brampton is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 10 miles 62 chains east of Carlisle, serves the hamlet of Milton and the town of Brampton, Cumberland in Cumbria, England.
Lanercost Priory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farlam and Hallbankgate.
Farlam
Village
Photo: John Charlton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farlam is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district, in the English county of Cumbria. The village is about 2+1⁄4 miles southeast of the small town of Brampton and 9+1⁄2 miles east of the city of Carlisle.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road.
Lanercost
Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall.
Folly Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Brampton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9445° or 54° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.6832° or 2° 40′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C6VW8V8+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 707548613OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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