Ecton Copper Mine
Ecton Copper Mine is an adit in Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Ecton Copper Mine is situated nearby to the peak Ecton Hill, as well as near the tourism office Manifold Valley Visitor Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Laurence and Swainsley Tunnel.
Church of St Laurence
Church
Photo: William Metcalfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Laurence is situated 4,200 feet west of Ecton Copper Mine.
Swainsley Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: RailwayJG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swainsley Tunnel is a tunnel on the route of the former Leek and Manifold Light Railway, which connected the market town of Leek with Hulme End, via Waterhouses, in Staffordshire, England. Swainsley Tunnel is situated 1 mile southwest of Ecton Copper Mine.
Thor’s Cave
Cave
Photo: MartinSpamer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thor's Cave is a natural cavern located at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak in Staffordshire, England. It is classified as a karst cave. Thor’s Cave is situated 2½ miles south of Ecton Copper Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ecton and Hulme End.
Ecton
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ecton is a hamlet in the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. It is near the Peak District. It is on the Manifold Way, an 8-mile walk and cycle path that follows the line of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway.
Hulme End
Village
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulme End is a small hamlet in Staffordshire, England, in the Peak District National Park 10 miles north of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. A natural gateway to the Manifold Valley, the river crosses the road from Hartington to Warslow.
Warslow
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warslow is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It is located in the Peak District National Park about 10 miles north of Ashbourne. The village lies close to the Derbyshire border.
Ecton Copper Mine
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Adit
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12474° or 53° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.85331° or 1° 51′ 12″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C5W44FW+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1351893277OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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