Tunnel Portal/Folly

Tunnel Portal/Folly is a building in Tixall, Stafford District, England. Tunnel Portal/Folly is situated near The Green Bridge, as well as near the bridge Trout Stream Aquaduct.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Shugborough Tunnel and Shugborough Hall.

Shugborough Tunnel

Tunnel

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The Shugborough Tunnel is a 777-yard railway tunnel on the Trent Valley line running under part of the Shugborough Estate in Colwich, Staffordshire, England. Shugborough Tunnel is situated 1,100 feet west of Tunnel Portal/Folly.

Shugborough Hall

Photo: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shugborough Hall is a stately home near Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England. The hall is situated on the edge of Cannock Chase, about 5.8 miles east of Stafford and 4.7 miles from Rugeley. Shugborough Hall is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Tunnel Portal/Folly.

Staffordshire County Museum

Museum

Staffordshire County Museum is housed in the servants' quarters of Shugborough Hall, Milford, near Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The museum features a restored Victorian kitchen, laundry and brewhouse as well as permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions. Staffordshire County Museum is situated 3,000 feet north of Tunnel Portal/Folly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tixall Wide and Tixall.

Tixall Wide

Locality

Tixall Wide, also known as Tixall Broad or The Broad Water, is a body of water that forms part of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Tixall in Staffordshire, England, to the south of the former Tixall Hall.

Tixall

Village

Photo: stephen betteridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tixall is a small village and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the English county of Staffordshire lying on the western side of the Trent valley between Rugeley and Stone, Staffordshire and roughly 4 miles east of Stafford.

Milford

Village

Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milford is a village in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies at the edge of Cannock Chase, on the A513 road between Stafford and Rugeley. Just to the north of the village is the River Sow.

Tunnel Portal/Folly

Type: Building
Location: Tixall, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.79191° or 52° 47′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.01884° or 2° 1′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C4VQXRJ+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 192440548

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Green Bridge and Trout Stream Aquaduct.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Shugborough and Hadrian’s Arch.

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