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Wolston Manor Spinney – Wolston War Memorial loop from Stretton on Dunsmore

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Wolston Manor Spinney – Wolston War Memorial loop from Stretton on Dunsmore

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Wolston Manor Spinney – Wolston War Memorial loop from Stretton on Dunsmore

02:43

10.4km

70m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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5.52 km

Wolston Manor Spinney Project

Over the past 3 years a group of volunteers, Wolston Conservation Group, have been working to clear the area where the former manor house and garden were situated. (The Manor House was demolished in 1928).

In January 2016 they obtained a License from The Wilcox Trust to manage the Spinney and in August 2016 they became a Small Charity with a Constitution and Trustees.

The Spinney area had become very overgrown with brambles and self set sycamore trees and litter! The gate to the main entrance had been removed and trees and shrubs were growing between and around the pillars. The right hand pillar had become damaged and some of the stones had fallen out or been removed.

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6.36 km

Wolston War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

When the War Memorial was first proposed, as a tribute to the memory of those brave villagers who had gone off to fight in the Great War and failed to return, money was raised by public subscription and a generous donation by Bluemels Bros. The design was by Mr W.H. Wood, architect to the Newcastle Cathedral authorities, and the total cost was £250.

There was a difference of opinion as to where the Memorial should be located and the people subscribing to it were asked to choose between a site on the Derry next to the village pump and sign-post and the site opposite what we now call the Old Post Office.

The location chosen, away from the hustle and bustle of the Derry, on the piece of land opposite the Old Post Office near to the entrance to the road to the Church allowed people to stand to read the names and contemplate the sacrifice made in peaceful surroundings.

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6.37 km