Broxton Picnic Area

Broxton Picnic Area is a parking area in Broxton, Cheshire, England. Broxton Picnic Area is situated near the peak King James Hill, as well as near Clutton Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Brown Knowl Methodist Church and Maiden Castle.

Brown Knowl Methodist Church

Church

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Brown Knowl Methodist Church is in Sherrington's Lane in the settlement of Brown Knowl in the civil parish of Broxton, Cheshire, England. The church, together with the former Sunday school, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Brown Knowl Methodist Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Broxton Picnic Area.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of Cheshire in northern England. Maiden Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Broxton Picnic Area.

Bickerton Hill

Peak

Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY 2.5.

Bickerton Hill refers to two low red sandstone hills that form the southern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge in Cheshire, north-west England. The high point, Raw Head, lies on the northerly hill and has an elevation of 227 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Farndon.

Tattenhall

Photo: Adam, CC BY 2.0.

Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.

Farndon

Village

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Dee, which here forms the England–Wales border. Farndon is situated 4 miles west of Broxton Picnic Area.

Holt Castle

Locality

Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holt Castle was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars. Holt Castle is situated 4 miles west of Broxton Picnic Area.

Broxton Picnic Area

Type: Parking area
Category: transport
Location: Broxton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.08378° or 53° 5′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.77884° or 2° 46′ 44″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

9C5V36MC+GF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 583012872

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: King James Hill and Clutton Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Broxton, Broxton Road / Picnic Area and Egerton Arms Hotel.

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