Rockingham Forest

Rockingham Forest
A track through Fineshade Wood, part of Rockingham Forest.
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Geography
LocationNorthamptonshire and Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°27′N 0°35′W / 52.45°N 0.59°W / 52.45; -0.59
Area200 sq mi

Rockingham Forest is a former royal hunting forest primarily located in the English county of Northamptonshire, with a small section extending into neighbouring Cambridgeshire. It is an area of some 200 sq mi (500 km2) lying between the River Welland and River Nene and the towns of Stamford and Kettering. It has a rich and varied landscape, with farmland, open pasture, pockets of woodland and villages built from local stone.

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