America Wood
Newchurch, Italy
America Wood (grid reference SZ567820) is a 21.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1986. Legend has it that the name derives from the use of oak trees grown here to build ships utilised in the American War of Independence. However, the name Amer
icas Wood appears on Andrews Map of the Island in 1769, six years before the outbreak of the War of Independence.
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- Landguard Manor castelli · 1 km away
- St. Paul's Church, Gatten, Shanklin chiese · 2 km away
- Shanklin Theatre monumenti · 2 km away
- St Blasius Church, Shanklin chiese · 2 km away
- Church of St. Saviour-on-the-Cliff, Shanklin chiese · 2 km away
- Rylstone Manor musei · 2 km away
- Borthwood Copse natura · 2 km away
- Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake chiese · 3 km away