Fox’s Wood

Fox’s Wood is a forest in Leekfrith, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Fox’s Wood is situated near the hamlet Hillswood End, as well as near Abbey Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Brindley Water Mill and St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.

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.

St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek

Church

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St Edward the Confessor's Church is an active Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, is listed Grade II*.

St John’s Mission Room

Church

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St John’s Mission Room is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leek and Abbey Green.

Leek

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

Abbey Green

Hamlet

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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.

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.

Fox’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Leekfrith, 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

-2.0195° or 2° 1′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C5V4XGJ+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 166020957

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hillswood End and Meerbrook.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hind’s Clough Wood and Abbey Wood.

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