Gun
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,263 feet
- Description: hill in Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gun (Staffordshire)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Matthew and Rudyard Lake.
Rudyard Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Philverney, Public domain.
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire, located north-west of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal.
Rudyard railway station
Railway station
Rudyard railway station served the village of Rudyard, in Staffordshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Horton.
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.
Horton
Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781.
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.
Gun
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15077° or 53° 9′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.04628° or 2° 2′ 47″ westElevation
1,263 feet (385 metres)Open location code
9C5V5X23+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 810732180OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Gun” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gun (Staffordshire)”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stag Wood and Gun Plantation.
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