Royal Oak

Royal Oak is a pub in Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Royal Oak is situated near Rushton Spencer Methodist Church, as well as near the church St Lawrence.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rudyard Lake and The Cloud.

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. Rudyard Lake is situated 1½ miles south of Royal Oak.

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 west of Royal Oak.

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 Royal Oak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bosley Minn and Horton.

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 2½ miles north of Royal Oak.

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 south of Royal Oak.

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 3½ miles southwest of Royal Oak.

Royal Oak

Type: Pub
Location: Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.15798° or 53° 9′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.09123° or 2° 5′ 28″ west

Elevation

531 feet (162 metres)

Operator

Marston’s

Open location code

9C5V5W55+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 760768278

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rushton Spencer Methodist Church and St Lawrence.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rushton CE First School and Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield Road / Station Lane.

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