Highwood

Highwood is a locality in Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, England. Highwood is situated nearby to the locality Woodgate, as well as near the suburb Balance Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uttoxeter railway station and Oldfields Ground.

Uttoxeter railway station

Railway station

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Uttoxeter railway station serves the town of Uttoxeter, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the Crewe–Derby line, which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line.

Oldfields Ground

Recreation area

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Oldfields Ground is a cricket ground in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1905, when Staffordshire played Bedfordshire in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match.

St Cuthbert’s Church, Doveridge

Church

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St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Doveridge, Derbyshire. St Cuthbert’s Church, Doveridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Highwood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doveridge and Bramshall.

Doveridge

Village

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Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about 2 km east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove, a tributary of the River Trent. Doveridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Highwood.

Bramshall

Village

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Bramshall is a village and former civil parish, in the East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England; it is now in the parish of Uttoxeter Rural. It lies to the west of Uttoxeter, with a new housing estate to the north of it. Bramshall is situated 2½ miles west of Highwood.

Marchington

Village

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Marchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small community-run shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs. Marchington is situated 2½ miles east of Highwood.

Highwood

Type: Locality
Location: Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.88501° or 52° 53′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.85854° or 1° 51′ 31″ west

Elevation

456 feet (139 metres)

Open location code

9C4WV4PR+2H

GeoNames ID

13275841

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