Back Wood

Back Wood is a forest in Horton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Back Wood is situated nearby to the village Rudyard, as well as near the hamlet Horton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rudyard Lake and Rudyard railway station.

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 railway station

Railway station

Rudyard railway station served the village of Rudyard, in Staffordshire, England.

Brindley Water Mill

Museum

Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England, built in 1752 by James Brindley. It was restored to working order in the 1970s, and is now a museum. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade II Listed Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leek and Horton.

Leek

Photo: EthelRedThePetrolHead, CC BY 2.0.

Leek is a market town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. The town lies on the River Churnet, 10 miles north east of Stoke-on-Trent.

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.

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.

Back Wood

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

53.1265° or 53° 7′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.0749° or 2° 4′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C5V4WGG+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102155061

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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