Rushton
Rushton is a civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Rushton Spencer, which is about 4 miles north of Leek and 7 miles south of Macclesfield, on the A523 road which runs between these towns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 488 residents
- Description: civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
- Also known as: “Rushton, Staffordshire”
- Neighbors: Congleton
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Cloud and The Bridestones.
The Cloud
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary.
The Bridestones
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC. It was described in 1764 as being 120 yards long and 12 yards wide, containing three separate compartments, of which only one remains today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Congleton and North Rode.
Congleton
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Congleton is a historic market town in Cheshire East, North West England. As part of the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom competition, Congleton has been awarded gold medals in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2022.
North Rode
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Rode is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 178. North Rode is situated 3½ miles northwest of Rushton.
Biddulph
Town
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biddulph is a town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. The town lies 9 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent and 5 miles south-east of Congleton, close to part of the Staffordshire/Cheshire county border. Biddulph is situated 4 miles southwest of Rushton.
Rushton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rushton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rushton (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Staffordshire)”
- Cebuano: “Rushton”
- Dutch: “Rushton, Staffordshire”
- French: “Rushton”
- Irish: “Rushton”
- Ladin: “Rushton (Staffordshire)”
- Ladin: “Rushton”
- Polish: “Rushton”
- Spanish: “Rushton (Staffordshire)”
- Spanish: “Rushton”
- Swedish: “Rushton, Staffordshire”
- Turkish: “Rushton, Staffordshire”
- “Rushton”
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Highlights include Long Edge and The Cloud.
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