Hopwas Quarry
Hopwas Quarry is a quarry in Hints, Lichfield District, England. Hopwas Quarry is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Tamworth View, as well as near the hamlet Hints.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Chad’s Church, Hopwas and Staffordshire Regiment Museum.
St Chad’s Church, Hopwas
Church
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St Chad's Church is in the village of Hopwas, Staffordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tamworth, the archdeaconry of Lichfield and the diocese of Lichfield. St Chad’s Church, Hopwas is situated 1 mile northeast of Hopwas Quarry.
Staffordshire Regiment Museum
Museum
Photo: WarMagician, CC BY 3.0.
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum is a military museum in Staffordshire, England, preserving the history of the Staffordshire Regiment, its antecedent regiments and its successor regiment, the Mercian Regiment, from 1705 to the present. Staffordshire Regiment Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Hopwas Quarry.
DMS Whittington
Military installation
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington, is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the Headquarters of the Surgeon General and subordinate medical headquarters, and the location of the Defence Medical Academy. DMS Whittington is situated 1½ miles north of Hopwas Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hints and Hopwas.
Hints
Hamlet
Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hints is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the village of Canwell. In 2011 the parish had a population of 355.
Hopwas
Village
Hopwas is a village in Staffordshire, England. It lies along the North West borders of Tamworth Borough and 5 miles east of Lichfield. It is situated where the A51 road crosses both the River Tame and the Coventry Canal.
Swinfen
Hamlet
Swinfen is a small community about two miles south of Lichfield in the civil parish of Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire. Swinfen is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the Manor was held by the Bishop of Lichfield. Swinfen is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hopwas Quarry.
Hopwas Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Hints, Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.63636° or 52° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.76433° or 1° 45′ 52″ westOperator
CemexOpen location code
9C4WJ6PP+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 145786889OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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