Forests & woodlands · Mid Wales
Rectory Wood
Rectory Wood in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Rectory Wood is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Rectory Wood is a wooded area in Church Stretton in Shropshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Rectory Wood is in the heart of Church Stretton. The site is within the Shropshire Hills, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The wood mainly comprises mature native broadleaf species, with supplementary mixed planting. There is also a meadow on a steep bank adjacent to the wood which rises up to meet the Long Mynd.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5394, -2.8128
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Church Stretton
- Postcode
- SY6 6DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Established
- 1960
- Official site
- shropshire.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15272128 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rectory Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rectory Wood?
- Rectory Wood is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY6 6DW), in the parish of Church Stretton.
- When was Rectory Wood built?
- Built or established in 1960.
- Who owns Rectory Wood?
- Rectory Wood is owned by Shropshire Council.
- Is Rectory Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Rectory Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rectory Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY6 6DW. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.