Meerbrook
Meerbrook is a small village in north Staffordshire, on the River Churnet at the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is situated four miles north of the town of Leek, in the parish of Leekfrith. The Roaches and Hen Cloud, popular walking and climbing locations, are very nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Matthew and Gun.
Gun
Peak
Gun is a hill at the southern end of the Peak District, overlooking the town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The hill is mainly moorland with some small wooded areas.
Doxey Pool
Pond
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m. Doxey Pool is situated 1½ miles northeast of Meerbrook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Thorncliffe.
Abbey Green
Hamlet
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek. Abbey Green is situated 2 miles south of Meerbrook.
Thorncliffe
Village
Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2 miles southeast of Meerbrook.
Leek
Photo: EthelRedThePetrolHead, CC BY 2.0.
Leek is a market town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. The town lies on the River Churnet, 10 miles north east of Stoke-on-Trent.
Meerbrook
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Category: locality
- Location: Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14455° or 53° 8′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.01835° or 2° 1′ 6″ westElevation
686 feet (209 metres)Open location code
9C5V4XVJ+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1775077105OpenStreetMap feature
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