Thorncliffe
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Thorncliffe, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Merryton Low and All Saints’ Church, Leek.
Merryton Low
Peak
Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands. Merryton Low is situated 2 miles northeast of Thorncliffe.
All Saints’ Church, Leek
Church
Photo: David Weston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co. All Saints’ Church, Leek is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thorncliffe.
Bradnop Church
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradnop Church is situated 2 miles south of Thorncliffe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leek and Abbey Green.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Thorncliffe.
Butterton
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butterton is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. It is close to the Peak District. It overlooks the Manifold Valley and Ecton Hill, which rises 1,212 feet above sea level. Butterton is situated 4 miles east of Thorncliffe.
Thorncliffe
- Category: locality
- Location: Tittesworth, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12319° or 53° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.97785° or 1° 58′ 40″ westElevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)Open location code
9C5W42FC+7VOpenStreetMap ID
node 533759145OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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