Newtown

Newtown is a hamlet in Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Newtown is situated nearby to the locality Long Edge, as well as near the hamlet Whitemore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Bridestones and The Cloud.

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 Cloud

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary. The Cloud is situated 2 miles north of Newtown.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Biddulph Moor and Biddulph.

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 1½ miles south of Newtown.

Biddulph

Town

Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Biddulph is a town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. The town lies 9 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent and 5 miles south-east of Congleton, close to part of the Staffordshire/Cheshire county border. Biddulph is situated 2 miles southwest of Newtown.

Buglawton

Suburb

Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the Cheshire East borough of Cheshire, lying to the north-east of the town centre. It was formerly a separate parish, but was absorbed into the borough of Congleton in 1936 and has been administered as part of the town since then. Buglawton is situated 3 miles northwest of Newtown.

Newtown

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.14327° or 53° 8′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.14286° or 2° 8′ 34″ west

Elevation

942 feet (287 metres)

Open location code

9C5V4VV4+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13504487427

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13281333

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