Lightoaks

Lightoaks is a residential area in Oakamoor, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Lightoaks is situated near the pitch Oakamoor Cricket Ground, as well as near the forest Shore Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alton Towers and Church of the Holy Trinity.

Alton Towers

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.

Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

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Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Lightoaks.

The Smiler

Roller coaster

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The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer set a world record for most inversions on a roller coaster when it opened in 2013, featuring 14 inversions that include dive loops, sidewinders, corkscrews, and other inverting elements. The Smiler is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lightoaks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiston and Alton.

Whiston

Village

Whiston is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kingsley. It is located within the Churnet Valley on the A52 road east of the village of Froghall. Whiston is situated 2 miles north of Lightoaks.

Alton

Village

Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, the UK's biggest and most famous theme park built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin. Alton is situated 2 miles southeast of Lightoaks.

Froghall

Village

Froghall is a village situated approximately ten miles to the east of Stoke-on-Trent and two miles north of Cheadle in Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 Census can be found under Kingsley. Froghall is situated 2 miles northwest of Lightoaks.

Lightoaks

Type: Residential area
Location: Oakamoor, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.99728° or 52° 59′ 50″ north

Longitude

-1.9319° or 1° 55′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C4WX3W9+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150177988

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lightoaks Gardens and Lightoaks Tennis Courts.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lightoaks House and Stables Cottege.

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