The Spectacles
The Spectacles is a pond in Forton, Stafford District, England. The Spectacles is situated nearby to the grassland Aqualate Park, as well as near the forest Boathouse Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aqualate Mere and Church of All Saints.
Aqualate Mere
Lake
Photo: Roger Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aqualate Mere is the largest natural mere in the English Midlands. The lake, which is located in Staffordshire, is a legacy of the Last Glacial Period that ended 10,000 years ago. It is managed as a National Nature Reserve by Natural England.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 1¼ miles northwest of The Spectacles.
Forton Hall
Building
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forton Hall is a 17th-century country house situated in the village of Forton, Staffordshire, close to the Shropshire border at Newport. It is a Grade II* listed building. Forton Hall is situated 1¼ miles northwest of The Spectacles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forton and Newport.
Forton
Village
Photo: Roger Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forton is a small village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated east of the market town of Newport, Shropshire. The civil Parish population at the 2011 census was 308.
Newport
Photo: Novacool88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newport is a small market town in Shropshire, with a history dating back to the 12th century. It is home to several educational institutions, and has housed a wide range of notable people throughout the centuries.
Moreton
Village
Moreton is a small rural village in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England, near the border with Shropshire. It includes the hamlets of Bromstead Heath, Great Chatwell, Coley, Outwoods and Wilbrighton. Moreton is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Spectacles.
The Spectacles
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Forton, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.77629° or 52° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.34308° or 2° 20′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4VQMG4+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1119128667OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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