Ballington Wood
Ballington Wood is a forest in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Ballington Wood is situated nearby to the village Bradnop, as well as near the hamlet Abbey Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brindley Water Mill and Leek 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.
Leek railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoshuaIsTheFalco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leek railway station served the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1849. Passenger services to Uttoxeter were withdrawn in 1965, with complete closure following in 1970.
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 Abbey Green and Horton.
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.
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.
Thorncliffe
Village
Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees".
Ballington Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0963° or 53° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.0135° or 2° 0′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C5V3XWP+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 168991384OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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