Raglan's Wood

Wood, Forest in Wiltshire

England

Raglan's Wood

52-53 The Old Carpenters Yard The Old Carpenters Yard is a road off the B4019 in Coleshill.

52 and 53 are a pair of semi-detached estate cottages from around 1850, in a typical Cotswold style with stone dressings. They are a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1368107 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368107" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368107">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
52-53 The Old Carpenters Yard Credit: Oscar Taylor

Raglan's Wood is a picturesque forest located in the county of Wiltshire, England. Situated near the village of Raglan, the wood spans over an area of approximately 100 acres, making it a significant natural landmark in the region.

The woodland is predominantly composed of native deciduous trees such as oak, beech, and ash, which create a dense and vibrant canopy during the summer months. This rich variety of trees provides an ideal habitat for numerous species of wildlife, including deer, foxes, badgers, and a wide array of bird species.

Raglan's Wood is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and photographers who are drawn to its tranquil and serene atmosphere. The forest offers a network of well-maintained footpaths and trails, allowing visitors to explore its diverse flora and fauna. These paths wind through ancient groves, offering glimpses of moss-covered rocks, wildflowers, and towering trees that have stood for centuries.

In addition to its natural beauty, Raglan's Wood holds historical significance. It is rumored to have been used as a hideout for local villagers during times of conflict and has remnants of old structures scattered throughout. These remnants are a reminder of the area's rich cultural heritage and add an element of intrigue to the woodland's allure.

Overall, Raglan's Wood is an enchanting destination that showcases the beauty of Wiltshire's countryside. With its diverse wildlife, ancient trees, and historical remnants, it offers a peaceful and immersive experience for those seeking solace in nature.

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52-53 The Old Carpenters Yard The Old Carpenters Yard is a road off the B4019 in Coleshill.

52 and 53 are a pair of semi-detached estate cottages from around 1850, in a typical Cotswold style with stone dressings. They are a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1368107 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368107" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368107">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
52-53 The Old Carpenters Yard
The Old Carpenters Yard is a road off the B4019 in Coleshill. 52 and 53 are a pair of semi-detached estate cottages from around 1850, in a typical Cotswold style with stone dressings. They are a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1368107 LinkExternal link
Coleshill Park lower lodge 55 The Old Carpenters Yard or the lower lodge to Coleshill Park is a lodge in Coleshill.

The building is Grade II listed, list entry number 1182602 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182602?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182602?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Coleshill Park lower lodge
55 The Old Carpenters Yard or the lower lodge to Coleshill Park is a lodge in Coleshill. The building is Grade II listed, list entry number 1182602 LinkExternal link
The Old Carpenters Yard The Old Carpenters Yard is a road off the B4019 in Coleshill.

The Courtleaze farm buildings to the left are a Grade II* listed building and now serve as a centre for training farmers, list entry number 1052663 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1052663" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1052663">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
The Old Carpenters Yard
The Old Carpenters Yard is a road off the B4019 in Coleshill. The Courtleaze farm buildings to the left are a Grade II* listed building and now serve as a centre for training farmers, list entry number 1052663 LinkExternal link
1 and 2 semi-detached cottages in Coleshill A pair of semi-detached cottages on the B4019 in Coleshill.

They are a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1284541 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1284541" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1284541">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
1 and 2 semi-detached cottages in Coleshill
A pair of semi-detached cottages on the B4019 in Coleshill. They are a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1284541 LinkExternal link
B4019 in Coleshill The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village.
B4019 in Coleshill
The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village.
B4019 in Coleshill The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village.

The buildings in view are 3 and 4, a pair of semi-detached cottages (Grade II listed, list entry number 1368134 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368134" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368134">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ), 5-8, a block of four cottages but larger than the semi-detached pairs (Grade II listed, list entry number 1052696 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1052696" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1052696">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ) and All Saints' Church (Grade II* listed, list entry number 1368120 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ).
B4019 in Coleshill
The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village. The buildings in view are 3 and 4, a pair of semi-detached cottages (Grade II listed, list entry number 1368134 LinkExternal link ), 5-8, a block of four cottages but larger than the semi-detached pairs (Grade II listed, list entry number 1052696 LinkExternal link ) and All Saints' Church (Grade II* listed, list entry number 1368120 LinkExternal link ).
Drive off B4019 A drive leading off the B4019 in Coleshill.
Drive off B4019
A drive leading off the B4019 in Coleshill.
Gate to 49 A green gate leading up stone steps to number 49 in Coleshill, between two thick hedges that have been trimmed back.
Gate to 49
A green gate leading up stone steps to number 49 in Coleshill, between two thick hedges that have been trimmed back.
Flowers in the wall Flowers growing in a stone wall in Coleshill, facing the B4019.
Flowers in the wall
Flowers growing in a stone wall in Coleshill, facing the B4019.
B4019 in Coleshill The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village.
B4019 in Coleshill
The main road through Coleshill is the B4019. It is a 20mph limit within the village.
All Saints' Church All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century.

It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower.

The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The chest tomb in shot is a Grade II listed building - as are many of the tombs around the church - list entry number 1368121 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368121?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368121?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
All Saints' Church
All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century. It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower. The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 LinkExternal link The chest tomb in shot is a Grade II listed building - as are many of the tombs around the church - list entry number 1368121 LinkExternal link The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
All Saints' Church defibrillator The defibrillator in the porch of All Saints' Church in Coleshill.
All Saints' Church defibrillator
The defibrillator in the porch of All Saints' Church in Coleshill.
All Saints' Church All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century.

It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower.

The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
All Saints' Church
All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century. It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower. The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 LinkExternal link The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
All Saints' Church All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century.

It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower.

The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1368120">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
All Saints' Church
All Saints' Church (or the Church of All Saints) in Coleshill, off Church Lane. It was originally built in the late 12th century, with alterations and additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was then restored and further altered between the early 18th and late 19th century. It is quite an ecclectic mix of styles with some fine stone tracery around the doors, windows and to the tower, and old rubble stone to the nave, and dressed stone to the chancel, transept and lower tower. The church is a Grade II* listed building, list entry number 1368120 LinkExternal link The church's porch is the site of a defibrillator.
Church Lane A lane next to All Saints' Church in Coleshill, off the B4019.
Church Lane
A lane next to All Saints' Church in Coleshill, off the B4019.
18 Church Lane A house facing All Saints' Church in Coleshill, on Church Lane. Due to the angle of the photograph, the house appears to open straight on to the graveyard, whereas in reality a lane is between the two. The stone to the front of the house reads 1901.
18 Church Lane
A house facing All Saints' Church in Coleshill, on Church Lane. Due to the angle of the photograph, the house appears to open straight on to the graveyard, whereas in reality a lane is between the two. The stone to the front of the house reads 1901.
Garden of 26 Coleshill A garden filled with spring blooms such as daffodils, tulips and grape hyacinths off Church Lane in Coleshill. 26 and 27 are a pair of estate cottages and are Grade II listed, list entry number 1182500 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182500" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182500">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Garden of 26 Coleshill
A garden filled with spring blooms such as daffodils, tulips and grape hyacinths off Church Lane in Coleshill. 26 and 27 are a pair of estate cottages and are Grade II listed, list entry number 1182500 LinkExternal link
Church Lane to All Saints' Church One of the two pieces of road forming Church Lane around the remains of the village cross on a small green, in front of All Saints' Church in Coleshill.
Church Lane to All Saints' Church
One of the two pieces of road forming Church Lane around the remains of the village cross on a small green, in front of All Saints' Church in Coleshill.
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Raglan's Wood is located at Grid Ref: SU2293 (Lat: 51.638151, Lng: -1.6705232)

Unitary Authority: Swindon

Police Authority: Wiltshire

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