Church Wood

Wood, Forest in Kent Dover

England

Church Wood

North Downs Way beside a trig point on Shakespeare Cliff The long distance path leads along a cliff top path towards Dover.
North Downs Way beside a trig point on Shakespeare Cliff Credit: David Anstiss

Church Wood is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Kent, England. Covering an area of approximately 100 acres, it is nestled in the heart of rural Kent, just a few miles from the village of Lamberhurst. This ancient woodland dates back hundreds of years and is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna.

The wood is primarily composed of broadleaf trees, including oak, beech, and ash, which create a dense canopy that provides shade and shelter for the woodland floor. During spring, the forest comes alive with a carpet of bluebells, creating a stunning display of color.

Church Wood is renowned for its tranquil atmosphere and is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts, walkers, and photographers. The woodland offers a network of well-maintained footpaths and trails, allowing visitors to explore its beauty at their own pace. Along the paths, one can find various species of birds, such as woodpeckers, robins, and owls, as well as small mammals like squirrels and rabbits.

The wood is also home to several historic features, including the ruins of an ancient church that dates back to the 13th century. These remnants provide a glimpse into the area's rich history and add an air of intrigue to the woodland.

Church Wood offers a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, providing visitors with an opportunity to connect with nature and enjoy the beauty of the Kent countryside. With its stunning scenery, diverse wildlife, and historical significance, it is no wonder that Church Wood is a beloved destination for nature lovers and history enthusiasts alike.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.107814/1.2566776 or Grid Reference TR2839. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

North Downs Way beside a trig point on Shakespeare Cliff The long distance path leads along a cliff top path towards Dover.
North Downs Way beside a trig point on Shakespeare Cliff
The long distance path leads along a cliff top path towards Dover.
Trig Point - Shakespeare Cliff
Trig Point - Shakespeare Cliff
Air Conditioning building
Air Conditioning building
Track up Long Hill
Track up Long Hill
Dover Transmitting Station The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast.
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Dover Transmitting Station
The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Victorian postbox In the British Isles the first pillar post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in Britain was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856 Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted.
Victorian postbox
In the British Isles the first pillar post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in Britain was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856 Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted.
Church Farmhouse
Church Farmhouse
War Memorial, Church of St Lawrence Grade II listed.
War Memorial, Church of St Lawrence
Grade II listed.
Church of St Lawrence and war memorial Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024">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> 
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Church of St Lawrence and war memorial
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Church of St Lawrence Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024">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> 
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Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Church of St Lawrence Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024">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> 
<span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham">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>
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Church of St Lawrence Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
Index: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Grade_I_listed_buildings" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Grade_I_listed_buildings">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>
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed. In Scotland the classification is Category A Index: LinkExternal link
Dover Transmitting Station The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast.
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station">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>
Dover Transmitting Station
The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Dover Transmitting Station The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast.
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station">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>
Dover Transmitting Station
The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Church of St Lawrence Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024">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> 
<span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham">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>
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Dover Transmitting Station The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast.
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station">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>
Dover Transmitting Station
The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Church of St Lawrence Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1070024">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> 
<span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Hougham">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>
Church of St Lawrence
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Dover Transmitting Station The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast.
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_transmitting_station">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>
Dover Transmitting Station
The Dover transmitting station is a facility for broadcasting and telecommunications, located at West Hougham, near Dover. It has a 243.2 metres (798 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
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Church Wood is located at Grid Ref: TR2839 (Lat: 51.107814, Lng: 1.2566776)

Administrative County: Kent

District: Dover

Police Authority: Kent

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