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Court Wood

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Court Wood

Glemsford: at the corner of Angel Lane Part of the Grade II listed Angel public house is on the right. The Grade II listing for the house opposite reads "A timber-framed and plastered building refronted in the C18-C19 and altered in the C20. Two storeys. Four-window range, double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars. The window range at the south end has 3-light windows with narrow side lights. At the north end there is a C20 shop. Roof tiled (old tiles), with a gambrel at the south end."
Glemsford: at the corner of Angel Lane Credit: John Sutton

Court Wood is a picturesque woodland located in Suffolk, England. Spanning over a vast area, this enchanting forest is nestled amidst the serene countryside, offering visitors a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The wood is located near the village of Court and is easily accessible by both foot and car.

This ancient woodland is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, creating a haven for nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers. The forest boasts a variety of majestic oak, beech, and ash trees, among others, which provide a stunning backdrop for leisurely walks and exploration. The woodland floor is carpeted with an array of wildflowers and ferns, adding to the natural beauty of the surroundings.

Court Wood is also a sanctuary for a wide range of wildlife species. Visitors may catch a glimpse of deer, foxes, and rabbits as they roam freely through the forest. Birdwatchers will delight in the opportunity to spot various species of birds, including woodpeckers, owls, and thrushes, among others.

The wood offers well-maintained footpaths and trails, allowing visitors to experience the beauty of the forest at their own pace. It is also a popular destination for picnics and nature walks, with designated areas providing picnic tables and benches for visitors to relax and enjoy the peaceful ambiance.

Overall, Court Wood is a natural gem within Suffolk, offering a serene and idyllic setting for individuals seeking to immerse themselves in nature's beauty. Whether it's a leisurely stroll, a picnic with loved ones, or birdwatching, Court Wood promises a delightful and rejuvenating experience for all who visit.

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Glemsford: at the corner of Angel Lane Part of the Grade II listed Angel public house is on the right. The Grade II listing for the house opposite reads "A timber-framed and plastered building refronted in the C18-C19 and altered in the C20. Two storeys. Four-window range, double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars. The window range at the south end has 3-light windows with narrow side lights. At the north end there is a C20 shop. Roof tiled (old tiles), with a gambrel at the south end."
Glemsford: at the corner of Angel Lane
Part of the Grade II listed Angel public house is on the right. The Grade II listing for the house opposite reads "A timber-framed and plastered building refronted in the C18-C19 and altered in the C20. Two storeys. Four-window range, double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars. The window range at the south end has 3-light windows with narrow side lights. At the north end there is a C20 shop. Roof tiled (old tiles), with a gambrel at the south end."
Glemsford: nearing New Cut The footpath is part of a dense network at the southern end of this large Suffolk village.
Glemsford: nearing New Cut
The footpath is part of a dense network at the southern end of this large Suffolk village.
Glemsford: a Stour Valley view A view across stubble, with Cavendish church tower showing above the trees in the centre, about a mile and a half away. It would have been good to be here on a brighter August morning.
Glemsford: a Stour Valley view
A view across stubble, with Cavendish church tower showing above the trees in the centre, about a mile and a half away. It would have been good to be here on a brighter August morning.
Glemsford: Egremont Street and New Cut In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture, and among the many picturesque and sometimes very old timber-framed houses there is a good number of Victorian terraces such as this one.
Glemsford: Egremont Street and New Cut
In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture, and among the many picturesque and sometimes very old timber-framed houses there is a good number of Victorian terraces such as this one.
Glemsford: up New Cut In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture, and among the many picturesque and sometimes very old timber-framed houses there is a good number of Victorian terraces such as this one.
Glemsford: up New Cut
In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture, and among the many picturesque and sometimes very old timber-framed houses there is a good number of Victorian terraces such as this one.
Glemsford: up Egremont Street The houses are of various ages, styles and materials. The thatched row in the middle distance dates from the eighteenth century and is Grade II listed.
Glemsford: up Egremont Street
The houses are of various ages, styles and materials. The thatched row in the middle distance dates from the eighteenth century and is Grade II listed.
Glemsford: notable owners Blue plaques on the large timber-framed house commemorate two previous owners, Nigel Balchin (1908-70), a once-popular novelist and screenwriter, and before him Laughlan Rose (1867-1949) of the lime juice family, who retired here from the family's estate in Dominica. The Grade II listed house dates from the 16th or 17th century. For more about the origin of Rose's Lime Juice, try <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk/businesses/roses_lime_juice.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk/businesses/roses_lime_juice.htm">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> .
Glemsford: notable owners
Blue plaques on the large timber-framed house commemorate two previous owners, Nigel Balchin (1908-70), a once-popular novelist and screenwriter, and before him Laughlan Rose (1867-1949) of the lime juice family, who retired here from the family's estate in Dominica. The Grade II listed house dates from the 16th or 17th century. For more about the origin of Rose's Lime Juice, try LinkExternal link .
Glemsford: old and new on Egremont Street The thatched timber-framed houses on the left date from the 17th or 18th century and are Grade II listed.
Glemsford: old and new on Egremont Street
The thatched timber-framed houses on the left date from the 17th or 18th century and are Grade II listed.
Glemsford: north along Egremont Street Looking towards the Grade II* listed Angel House and the Angel Inn. The 18th-century timber-framed house on the left, with a former shop front, is Grade II listed.
Glemsford: north along Egremont Street
Looking towards the Grade II* listed Angel House and the Angel Inn. The 18th-century timber-framed house on the left, with a former shop front, is Grade II listed.
Glemsford: historic buildings on Egremont Street The grand timber-framed house on the right dates from the 16th or 17th century and is Grade II listed. Beyond are The Angel public house (Grade II listed) and Angel House (Grade II* listed).
Glemsford: historic buildings on Egremont Street
The grand timber-framed house on the right dates from the 16th or 17th century and is Grade II listed. Beyond are The Angel public house (Grade II listed) and Angel House (Grade II* listed).
Glemsford: Chinese bond on Hunts Hill The original part of this house has Chinese bond brickwork. The bricks are laid on edge rather than flat, which makes them appear larger than if laid conventionally. This method enabled fewer bricks to be used and a house made more cheaply.
Glemsford: Chinese bond on Hunts Hill
The original part of this house has Chinese bond brickwork. The bricks are laid on edge rather than flat, which makes them appear larger than if laid conventionally. This method enabled fewer bricks to be used and a house made more cheaply.
Glemsford Primary Academy "Startling red-brick school for 500, 1871," wrote Norman Scarfe in the Shell Guide of 1960. However, according to Historic England's Grade II listing it was "built circa 1895 as an Urban District Office and later used as a school ... The tower is surmounted by a cruciform slate roof gabled on each front."
Glemsford Primary Academy
"Startling red-brick school for 500, 1871," wrote Norman Scarfe in the Shell Guide of 1960. However, according to Historic England's Grade II listing it was "built circa 1895 as an Urban District Office and later used as a school ... The tower is surmounted by a cruciform slate roof gabled on each front."
Glemsford: The Black Lion This Grade II listed timber-framed and plastered building dates from the 16th century.
Glemsford: The Black Lion
This Grade II listed timber-framed and plastered building dates from the 16th century.
Glemsford: a mixture of styles on Lion Road Though old, this house, partly thatched and partly roofed with corrugated iron, is not listed.
Glemsford: a mixture of styles on Lion Road
Though old, this house, partly thatched and partly roofed with corrugated iron, is not listed.
Glemsford: Wongs Cherry Tree When it was a public house this Chinese takeaway was a different colour - see Robert Edwards' <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2437819">TL8248 : Glemsford's village sign and the 'Cherry Tree' pub</a>, taken in 2011.
Glemsford: Wongs Cherry Tree
When it was a public house this Chinese takeaway was a different colour - see Robert Edwards' TL8248 : Glemsford's village sign and the 'Cherry Tree' pub, taken in 2011.
Glemsford: Bells Lane and the former Horsehair Factory In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford".
Glemsford: Bells Lane and the former Horsehair Factory
In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford".
Glemsford: Stanway Close and the former Horsehair Factory In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford", as the sign above the ground-floor windows just to the right of centre shows.
Glemsford: Stanway Close and the former Horsehair Factory
In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford", as the sign above the ground-floor windows just to the right of centre shows.
Glemsford: the former Horsehair Factory In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford".
Glemsford: the former Horsehair Factory
In the 19th and 20th centuries Glemsford was a centre for linen, silk, coconut matting and horsehair manufacture. The factory complex on Bells Lane dates from the 1820s and was built as a silk mill. According to the Shell Guide, 500 employees were grading and processing horsehair by 1855. Horsehair was much used in uphostery in the Victorian period, and production continued until late in the twentieth century. Glemsford's finest white horsehair was used in the production of such things as cavalrymen's helmet plumes and in the Scottish sporran trade. The factory buildings are now housing, with the fine and unusual postal address "Former Horsehair Factory, Bells Lane, Glemsford".
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Court Wood is located at Grid Ref: TL8347 (Lat: 52.095018, Lng: 0.68308683)

Administrative County: Suffolk

District: Babergh

Police Authority: Suffolk

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