Block Wood
Block Wood is a forest in Ramshorn, East Staffordshire, England. Block Wood is situated nearby to the locality Weaver Hill, as well as near the hamlet Farley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alton Towers and The Smiler.
Alton Towers
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
The Smiler
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is an Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer and is located in the X-Sector area of the park.
Nemesis Reborn
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nemesis Reborn, previously Nemesis, is an inverted roller coaster located at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. It was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, from a concept by park developer John Wardley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
Alton
Village
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet.
Waterhouses
Village
Photo: Maxwell S W Birchenough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterhouses is a village in the south of the Staffordshire Peak District in England. It is around 8 miles from Leek and Ashbourne, being nearly the halfway point between the two towns on the A523 road, which roughly follows the southern boundary of the Peak District National Park.
Block Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Ramshorn, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0057° or 53° 0′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.879° or 1° 52′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5W244C+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 10101689992OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Weaver Hill and Farley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kevin South (JCB) and Ramshorn Common.
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