Plague Stone
Plague Stone is a monument in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Plague Stone is situated nearby to the recreation area Birchall Playing Fields, as well as near Leek railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leek railway station and All Saints’ Church, Leek.
Leek railway station
Railway station
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Leek railway station served the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849. Passenger services to Uttoxeter were withdrawn in 1965, with complete closure following in 1970. Leek railway station is situated 1,600 feet west of Plague Stone.
All Saints’ Church, Leek
Church
Photo: David Weston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co. All Saints’ Church, Leek is situated 3,100 feet north of Plague Stone.
Barnfields Canal Aqueduct at NGR SJ 979 551
Bridge
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnfields Canal Aqueduct at NGR SJ 979 551 is a bridge, which is situated 2,400 feet west of Plague Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Thorncliffe.
Abbey Green
Hamlet
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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 1½ miles north of Plague Stone.
Thorncliffe
Village
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 northeast of Plague Stone.
Horton
Hamlet
Photo: Clive Woolliscroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horton is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. Horton is situated 3 miles northwest of Plague Stone.
Plague Stone
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09389° or 53° 5′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.02197° or 2° 1′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5V3XVH+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4303095799OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Highlights include Birchall Playing Fields and Leek Golf Club.
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