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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Woodbeck

  

Woodbeck Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Woodbeck

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Woodbeck history

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Woodbeck was named after the local farm which was bought by the Minister of Prisons in 1907. The farmhouse was sold to the Government when the area was chosen for the building of a high security psychiatric hospital. The hospital was originally conceived as an annex to Broadmoor with the aim of reducing overcrowding.

Woodbeck toponymy

Woodbeck was named after the farm that was in the location originally. It was located between a ‘wood and a beck’, the remains of a small forested area lies to the east.

Woodbeck geography / climate

Location

The village lies west of Rampton village, and in the far west of the Rampton and Woodbeck parish. It is surrounded by the following local areas: Treswell to the north Stokeham to the south Rampton to the east Grove, Headon and Upton to the west.

Settlement

The village is largely taken up by the Rampton Hospital grounds and ex-staff housing. There are some farm houses and cottages on the fringes of the location but there are very little by way of public facilities.

Water feature

The North Beck stream forms the west edge of the area. North Beck is the name of a stream which runs west of the town. The North stream forms part of the North Beck Stream which flows west.

Land elevation

The area is higher than Rampton, rising to a high of 45 metres (148 ft) west of Woodbeck. It is also 45 metres high west of Rampton.

You can visit Woodbeck places with Walkfo Woodbeck to hear history at Woodbeck’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Woodbeck has 18 places to visit in our interactive Woodbeck map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Woodbeck, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Woodbeck places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Woodbeck & the surrounding areas.

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18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Woodbeck historic spots	Woodbeck tourist destinations	Woodbeck plaques	Woodbeck geographic features
Walkfo Woodbeck tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Woodbeck

  

Best Woodbeck places to visit

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Woodbeck has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Woodbeck’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Woodbeck’s information audio spots:

Rampton and Woodbeck Rampton and Woodbeck is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, within the county of Nottinghamshire. The overall area had a population of 1,139 at the 2011 census. It is the site of Rampton Secure Hospital, which is one of only three high security psychiatric hospitals in England.

St Peter’s Church, East Drayton The Church of St Peter and St Paul, East Drayton, is a Grade I listed parish church. It is located in the Church of England in East Drrayton. The church was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Subscription Mill, North Leverton Subscription Mill is a commercially working tower mill at North Leverton, Nottinghamshire. The mill was built in 1813 and is now commercially working.

Sundown Adventureland Sundown Adventureland is a children’s theme park in Rampton, Nottinghamshire. It originally opened as a farmyard in 1968 and is owned by the Rhodes family. As of 2020, it has over 20 rides and attractions.

Headon cum Upton Headon cum Upton is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district, in the county of Nottinghamshire. The parish includes the villages of Headon, Upton and Nether Headon. In 2011 the parish, together with Stokeham had a population of 253. The area is 3.5 miles south east of the nearest market town Retford.

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