Farley Wood

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Coordinates: 51°25′08″N 0°46′46″W / 51.418769°N 0.779521°W / 51.418769; -0.779521
Farley Wood
Farley Wood

 Farley Wood shown within Berkshire
OS grid reference SU849695
Metropolitan borough Bracknell Forest
Metropolitan county Berkshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRACKNELL
Postcode district RG42
Dialling code 01344
Police Thames Valley
Fire Royal Berkshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Windsor
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Farley Wood is a suburb in the civil parish of Binfield, approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of Bracknell, in the English county of Berkshire. Farley Wood is dominated by Farley Copse (sometimes known as Farley Moor Copse), a large woodland on the slopes falling away from Farley Hall and Farley Moor, two large Victorian houses.[1]

Following the building in the 1980s of a small housing estate either side of the Turnpike Road, the remaining copse was adopted by Bracknell Forest Borough Council providing a large woodland space full of oak, beech and ash trees; it is also home to a large Wellingtonia pine as well as various Roe Deer.[2] Farley Wood Community Centre is nearby.

To the south of the wood is Farley Moor Lake in the vicinity of which are many of Bracknell's big employers, such as Cable & Wireless, 3M, Fujitsu, HP and Dell in the near-by Amen Corner Business Park.

References

  1. "History of the Hamlets of Binfield, Berkshire". David Nash Ford. Retrieved 18 October 2012. 
  2. "Farley Copse, Leisure and Culture, Bracknell Forest Council". Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 18 October 2012. 
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