The Winking Man rock
The Winking Man rock is a stone in Heathylee, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. The Winking Man rock is situated nearby to the peak Ramshaw Rocks, as well as near the heath South Pennine Moors.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 1 mile west of The Winking Man rock.
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. The Roaches is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Winking Man rock.
Merryton Low
Peak
Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands. Merryton Low is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Winking Man rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorncliffe and Flash.
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 south of The Winking Man rock.
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 3 miles north of The Winking Man rock.
Fawfieldhead
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fawfieldhead is a hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is situated north-east of Leek and south of Buxton, in the Peak District National Park. It has a parish council. Fawfieldhead is situated 3½ miles east of The Winking Man rock.
The Winking Man rock
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Heathylee, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.15835° or 53° 9′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.97098° or 1° 58′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5W525H+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5024230205OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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