Bowden Housteads Woods

Bowden Housteads Woods are situated between and , , , . The woods are encircled by Sheffield Outer Ring Road, Sheffield Parkway and Handsworth Road and are classified as ancient woodlands, having been in existence since the 17th century.
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  • Type: Forest
  • Description: nature reserve in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: Bowden Housteads Wood

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sheffield Manor Lodge and Darnall railway station.

, also known as Sheffield Manor or locally as Manor Castle, is a lodge built about 1516 in what then was a large deer park southeast of , , England, to provide a country retreat and further accommodate George Talbot, the 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, and his large family.

Railway station
Photo: TheFrog001, CC0.
is on the Sheffield to Lincoln Line and was built in 1849 to serve , a community about 3 miles from the centre of , , , and which later became a suburb of the city.

, known for sponsorship purposes as Utilita Arena Sheffield, is a multi-purpose arena located in , England. It is situated near Meadowhall and lies between city centre and town centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burngreave and Manor.

Suburb
is an inner city district of , , lying north of the . The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 27,481.

Suburb
Castle ward—which includes the districts of Claywood, , Park, Park Hill, and Wybourn—is one of the 28 electoral wards in , .

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England. It lies in the eastern part of the city. was historically a small settlement consisting of a few cottages and Hall Farm, built in 1668 and demolished in 1966.

Bowden Housteads Woods

Latitude
53.3774° or 53° 22′ 39″ north
Longitude
-1.404° or 1° 24′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C5W9HGW+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96659342
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Wiki­data ID
Q4950733
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