Freehay Quarry
Freehay Quarry is a quarry in Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Freehay Quarry is situated nearby to St. Chad’s Church, as well as near the forest Rakeway Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Heath House and St Giles’ Catholic Church, Cheadle.
The Heath House
Manor estate
Photo: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Heath House is a Gothic Revival mansion and estate located near the village of Tean in Staffordshire, England. The Heath House is situated 1½ miles southeast of Freehay Quarry.
St Giles’ Catholic Church, Cheadle
Church
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Giles' Church is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. The Grade I listed Gothic Revival church was designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and built between 1841 and 1846, funded by the Catholic 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, John Talbot. St Giles’ Catholic Church, Cheadle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Freehay Quarry.
Moorlands Sixth Form College
School
Painsley Sixth Form College is a Sixth Form College in Cheadle, a market town in Staffordshire, England. The college caters for years 12-13, where students can gain A-Level and AS-Level qualifications. Moorlands Sixth Form College is situated 1 mile northwest of Freehay Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheadle and Dilhorne.
Cheadle
Town
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cheadle is a market town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands District of Staffordshire, England. It is located between Uttoxeter, Leek, Ashbourne and Stoke-on-Trent.
Dilhorne
Village
Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dilhorne is an ancient parish and village in Staffordshire, three miles from Cheadle and six miles from Stoke-on-Trent. The village is within the Staffordshire Moorlands area. Dilhorne is situated 3 miles northwest of Freehay Quarry.
Forsbrook
Village
Forsbrook is a village in Staffordshire, around three miles southwest of Cheadle and situated on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It is an old village and is mentioned in the Domesday Book, with the rather unflattering description as waste ground. Forsbrook is situated 3½ miles west of Freehay Quarry.
Freehay Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9692° or 52° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.97531° or 1° 58′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C4WX29F+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 229264856OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Chad’s Church and Rakeway Head.
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