Dora’s Wood
Dora’s Wood is a forest in Lanchester, County Durham, England. Dora’s Wood is situated nearby to the village Lanchester, as well as near the locality Hollybush.Places of Interest
Highlights include Longovicium and St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College.
Longovicium
Archaeological site
Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett.
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
School
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England.
St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annfield Plain and Lanchester.
Annfield Plain
Village
Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annfield Plain is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated on a plateau between the towns of Stanley, 3 mi to the north-east, and Consett, 5 mi to the west.
Lanchester
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Burnhope
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census.
Dora’s Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Lanchester, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8171° or 54° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.7389° or 1° 44′ 20″ westOperator
Woodland TrustOpen location code
9C6WR786+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 751174295OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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