Wychbury Obelisk

The Hagley Obelisk stands close to the summit of in , , approximately 150 metres from the border with the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: obelisk in Hagley, Bromsgrove District, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Obelisk About 3/4 Mile North Of Hagley Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wychbury Hill and Hagley Hall.

Peak
Photo: Greenfinch100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill situated off the A456 Birmingham Road, at , , on the border of and . It is divided between the parish of and former parish of .

Manor estate
Photo: Hagley Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Grade I listed 18th-century house in , , the home of the Lyttelton family. It was the creation of George, 1st Lord Lyttelton, secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales, poet and man of letters and briefly Chancellor of the Exchequer. is situated 3,200 feet south of Wychbury Obelisk.

Park
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is the landscaped grounds around in , England. The grounds comprise 350 acres of undulating deer park on the lower slopes of the . is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Wychbury Obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wollescote and Hagley.

Suburb
is a residential area of , in the Dudley district, in the county of the , England. It falls within the ward of Cradley and and the parliamentary constituency of Halesowen.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. It is on the boundary of the and Worcestershire counties between the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and . Its estimated population was 7,162 in 2019.

Village
Photo: Geoff Gartside, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of , England, southwest of and close to the edge of the West Midlands conurbation. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wychbury Obelisk.

Wychbury Obelisk

Latitude
52.43276° or 52° 25′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.11761° or 2° 7′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C4VCVMJ+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290157050
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q8039549
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Spanish—“Wychbury Obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ウィッチベリー・オベリスク”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco Wychbury”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wychbury Hill SINC/Black Country Geosite and Roundhill Wood.

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