Blakelow
Blakelow is a hamlet in Ipstones, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Blakelow is situated nearby to the hamlet Bottom House, as well as near the locality Stocks Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Peak Wildlife Park and Church of St Leonard.
Peak Wildlife Park
Zoo
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peak Wildlife Park is a zoo in central England. The nearest towns are Leek, Ashbourne and Stoke-on-Trent. The zoo was originally known as Blackbrook Zoological Park, but entered administration in 2014 and closed.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Leonard is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blakelow.
Winkhill railway station
Winkhill railway station was a railway station that served the hamlet of Winkhill, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1910 and closed to passenger use in 1935, but remained open to freight traffic until 1964. Winkhill railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blakelow.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipstones and Waterfall.
Ipstones
Village
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ipstones is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Staffordshire. Ipstones is part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district; within the boundaries of the civil parish are the hamlets Foxt, Consall Forge and Bottomhouse. Ipstones is situated 1½ miles southwest of Blakelow.
Waterfall
Village
Photo: Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterfall is a village, which is situated 3 miles east of Blakelow.
Whiston
Village
Whiston is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kingsley. It is located within the Churnet Valley on the A52 road east of the village of Froghall. Whiston is situated 3 miles south of Blakelow.
Blakelow
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Ipstones, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06614° or 53° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.95111° or 1° 57′ 4″ westElevation
984 feet (300 metres)Open location code
9C5W328X+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8283544830OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13275218
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