Ryecroft Gate
Ryecroft Gate is a locality in Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Ryecroft Gate is situated nearby to the village Rushton Spencer, as well as near the locality Rushton Bank.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence, Rushton Spencer 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.
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. The Bridestones is situated 2 miles west of Ryecroft Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horton and Biddulph Moor.
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. Horton is situated 2½ miles south of Ryecroft Gate.
Biddulph Moor
Village
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biddulph Moor is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England. Biddulph Moor is situated 3 miles southwest of Ryecroft Gate.
Bosley Minn
Locality
Bosley Minn is one of two names – the other being Wincle Minn – given to a prominent hill in southeast Cheshire and in the southwestern corner of the Peak District National Park in northern England. Bosley Minn is situated 3 miles north of Ryecroft Gate.
Ryecroft Gate
- Type: Locality
- Location: Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1521° or 53° 9′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.09232° or 2° 5′ 32″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
9C5V5W25+R3GeoNames ID
13281215
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