The Waste
The Waste is a forest in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. The Waste is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Tittesworth, as well as near Abbey Green.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brindley Water Mill and All Saints’ 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.
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.
St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek
Church
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*.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbey Green and Thorncliffe.
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.
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".
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.
The Waste
- Type: Forest
- Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1147° or 53° 6′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.0038° or 2° 0′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C5V4X7W+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 316229686OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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