Cowhay Wood

Cowhay Wood is a forest in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Cowhay Wood is situated near the village Rudyard, as well as near the hamlet Dunwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Brindley Water Mill and Rudyard railway station.

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.

Rudyard railway station

Railway station

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

All Saints’ Church, Leek

Church

Photo: David Weston, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Endon and Horton.

Endon

Village

Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Endon is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles southwest of Leek and 6 miles north-northeast 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.

Abbey Green

Hamlet

Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.

Cowhay Wood

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

53.1058° or 53° 6′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.0608° or 2° 3′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C5V4W4Q+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1161046483

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rudyard and Dunwood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: West Wood and Westwood College.

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Worth a closer look: Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield.

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