Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane

Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane is a bus stop in Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane is situated near the church St Lawrence, as well as near Rushton Spencer Methodist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rudyard Lake and The Bridestones.

Rudyard Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Philverney, Public domain.

Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire, located north-west of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal.

The Bridestones

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC. It was described in 1764 as being 120 yards long and 12 yards wide, containing three separate compartments, of which only one remains today. The Bridestones is situated 2 miles west of Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane.

The Cloud

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary. The Cloud is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horton and Biddulph Moor.

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 2½ miles south of Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane.

Biddulph Moor

Village

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Biddulph Moor is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England. Biddulph Moor is situated 3 miles southwest of Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane.

Bosley Minn

Locality

Bosley Minn is one of two names – the other being Wincle Minn – given to a prominent hill in southeast Cheshire and in the southwestern corner of the Peak District National Park in northern England. Bosley Minn is situated 3 miles north of Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane.

Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.15238° or 53° 9′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.0924° or 2° 5′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C5V5W25+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 533882589

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Lawrence and Rushton Spencer Methodist Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ryecroft Gate, Macclesfield Road / Beat Lane and Royal Oak.

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