Purchas Wood
Purchas Wood is a forest in City of Canterbury, Kent, England. Purchas Wood is situated nearby to the suburb West End, as well as near Studd Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station and Herne Bay railway station.
Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Phillip Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chestfield and Swalecliffe railway station is on the Ramsgate branch of the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Chestfield, Swalecliffe and the Eastern region of the town of Whitstable, Kent.
Herne Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simply south, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herne Bay railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Herne Bay, Kent. It is 62 miles 58 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Chestfield & Swalecliffe and Birchington-on-Sea.
Clock Tower
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clock Tower, Herne Bay, is a Grade II listed landmark in Herne Bay, Kent, England. It is believed to be one of the earliest purpose-built, free-standing clock towers in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitstable and Herne Bay.
Whitstable
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitstable is a town on the north coast of Kent in southeast England. It's famous for its oysters, and grew up in the 18th and 19th centuries as a fishing port, general harbour and seaside resort.
Herne Bay
Town
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is 6 miles north of Canterbury and 4 miles east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district, although it remains a separate town with countryside between it and Canterbury.
Tankerton
Village
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tankerton is a suburb of Whitstable in Kent in south-east England. It was designed in the late 19th century as the train network brought holidaymakers to the sea. It gives its name to a ward of Canterbury City Council.
Purchas Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: City of Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3582° or 51° 21′ 30″ northLongitude
1.0842° or 1° 5′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9F33935M+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 92743270OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West End and Studd Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
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