Fingerpost
Fingerpost is a hamlet and road junction in north Worcestershire, England, approximately 3 miles west of Bewdley. It is located at the junction of the A456 and A4117 roads, on the edge of the Wyre Forest and is named for a notable fingerpost that once existed at this historic junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet in Worcestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Fingerpost, Worcestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knowles Mill.
Knowles Mill
Watermill
Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowles Mill is the remains of an eighteenth-century water-powered grain mill, located in the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, England. The mill has been owned by the National Trust since 1938. Knowles Mill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fingerpost.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Far Forest and Bliss Gate.
Far Forest
Hamlet
Photo: O O’Brien, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Far Forest is a small village in north Worcestershire, England, approximately 3.5 miles west of Bewdley, and next to the border with Shropshire. It is on the A4117 road, on the edge of the Wyre Forest near Fingerpost.
Bliss Gate
Village
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bliss Gate is a small village in Worcestershire, England. It had many attractive tourist landmarks such as the Bliss Gate Inn and a village board for Rock village.
Rock
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rock is a village and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, which lies south-west of Bewdley. It had a population of 2,366 in 2001. Rock is situated 1½ miles south of Fingerpost.
Fingerpost
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Rock, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.36321° or 52° 21′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.38825° or 2° 23′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C4V9J76+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 2938658521OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q17510662
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