Butter Cross
Butter Cross is a historic site in Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Butter Cross is situated nearby to the forest Basford Hurst Wood, as well as near the railway station Cheddleton Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheddleton railway station and Cheddleton Flint Mill.
Cheddleton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Aidan Croft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cheddleton railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Cheddleton in Staffordshire, England. It is the headquarters of the Churnet Valley Railway. Cheddleton railway station is situated 2,200 feet west of Butter Cross.
Cheddleton Flint Mill
Museum
Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheddleton Flint Mill is a water mill situated in the village of Cheddleton in the English county of Staffordshire. The mill race takes water from the river Churnet. Cheddleton Flint Mill is situated 1 mile west of Butter Cross.
Leek Brook railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoshuaIsTheFalco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leek Brook railway station is a passenger station that serves the village of Leekbrook in Staffordshire, England. Leek Brook railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Butter Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Consall and Ipstones.
Consall
Hamlet
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Consall is a small village situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It is approximately 6 miles south of the market town of Leek and 8 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent. Consall is situated 2½ miles south of Butter Cross.
Ipstones
Village
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ipstones is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Staffordshire. Ipstones is part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district; within the boundaries of the civil parish are the hamlets Foxt, Consall Forge and Bottomhouse. Ipstones is situated 2½ miles southeast of Butter Cross.
Wetley Rocks
Village
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wetley Rocks is a village in Staffordshire, England, about 2 miles south of Cheddleton and 6 miles south of Leek. For population details as taken at the 2011 census see under Consall. Wetley Rocks is situated 2½ miles southwest of Butter Cross.
Butter Cross
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Inscription: “This historic cross was restored in 1926 by William R Challinor”
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and wayside cross
- Location: Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.06751° or 53° 4′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.01779° or 2° 1′ 4″ westHeight
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C5V3X9J+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 3405250265OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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