Gentle Slab Boulder

Gentle Slab Boulder is in Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Gentle Slab Boulder is situated nearby to the climbing site Wavy Slab, as well as near The Nose.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doxey Pool and The Roaches.

Doxey Pool

Pond

Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m. Doxey Pool is situated 2,300 feet north of Gentle Slab Boulder.

The Roaches

Peak

Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m.

Church of St Matthew

Church

Photo: Barrie Price, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Matthew is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Gentle Slab Boulder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorncliffe and Abbey Green.

Thorncliffe

Village

Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2½ miles south of Gentle Slab Boulder.

Abbey Green

Hamlet

Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek. Abbey Green is situated 3 miles southwest of Gentle Slab Boulder.

Flash

Village

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Flash is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Peak District National Park, England. At 1,519 feet above sea level, it is the highest village in the United Kingdom. Flash was an early centre for Wesleyanism. Flash is situated 3½ miles north of Gentle Slab Boulder.

Gentle Slab Boulder

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.15651° or 53° 9′ 24″ north

Longitude

-1.99339° or 1° 59′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C5W5244+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14232807306

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

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