Greyfield Wood is a
woodland to the west of
High Littleton,
Somerset,
England. It is around 16km (10 miles) from
Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
and 19km (12 miles) from
Bristol. It is a mixture of
ancient woodland and new planting.
History
Greyfield wood was once part of the
Earl of Warwick's hunting estate.
[
Part of the wood was once Greyfield Colliery, which was the biggest single industry in the area in the middle of the 18th Century. The colliery closed in 1911.
]
In popular culture
Greyfield Wood, and the waterfall at Stephen's Vale Nature Reserve, were used as locations for filming the British television series Robin of Sherwood
''Robin of Sherwood'' is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In the ...
.
References
Forests and woodlands of Somerset
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