Parks · North Wales
Woolton Wood and Camp Hill
Woolton Wood and Camp Hill — public park in Liverpool.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hunts Cross · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Woolton Wood and Camp Hill is a public park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1920. Managed by Liverpool City Council. Wikidata describes it as: "public park in Liverpool". Coordinates: 53.3692°, -2.8693°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woolton Woods and Camp Hill is a wooded park in the Woolton suburb of Liverpool, England.
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Background
Description
Woolton Woods and Camp Hill is adjacent to St Julie's Catholic High School. From 150 BC, an Iron Age fort occupied the crest of Camp Hill. The name of Woolton (recorded in the Domesday Book as Uluentune) is derived from "Wulfa's Tun", from the Anglo-Saxon personal name "Wulfa" and the Old English "tun" meaning "village, farm, or homestead". Woolton Woods formed part of the estate of Woolton Hall, which was owned by Liverpool's prominent Ashton family from 1772. In the 1850s, ownership of the estate passed to William Shand, who married one of the daughters of Henry Ashton. By 1871, the Gaskell family, whose family tree can be traced back to the 16th century, was resident at Woolton Hall. The…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3692, -2.8693
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L25 7YN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Established
- 1920
- Nearest railway station
- Hunts Cross — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q8033963 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woolton Woods and Camp Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Walled Garden Woolton Woods.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolton Wood and Camp Hill?
- Woolton Wood and Camp Hill is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L25 7YN), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Woolton Wood and Camp Hill built?
- Built or established in 1920.
- Who runs Woolton Wood and Camp Hill?
- Woolton Wood and Camp Hill is operated by Liverpool City Council.
- Is Woolton Wood and Camp Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Woolton Wood and Camp Hill is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Woolton Wood and Camp Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Woolton Wood and Camp Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Woolton Wood and Camp Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Hunts Cross, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L25 7YN.