Moat
Moat is an archaeological site in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford District, England. Moat is situated nearby to Chartley Castle, as well as near the forest Twenty Acre Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chartley Castle and Amerton Railway.
Chartley Castle
Photo: stephen jones, CC BY 2.0.
Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned on the estate in 1585. Chartley Castle is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Moat.
Amerton Railway
Museum
The Amerton Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge heritage railway in the English county of Staffordshire. It is owned by Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Limited, a registered charity, and operated by volunteers. Amerton Railway is situated 1 mile southwest of Moat.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1 mile south of Moat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gayton and Fradswell.
Gayton
Hamlet
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gayton is a small rural village and civil parish in Staffordshire, located approximately 1 mile from the A51 between Stone and Stafford. In 2001 it had 167 residents, with 1 letter box, one bus stop, and new village hall. Gayton is situated 1½ miles west of Moat.
Fradswell
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fradswell is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 7 miles north-east of the town of Stafford and 7 miles north of Colwich. Fradwell was first mentioned as part of the Colwich parish in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as Frodawelle or Frodeswelle, and it is likely to have been an Anglian settlement established during the Dark Ages. Fradswell is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moat.
Hixon
Village
Hixon is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire.grid reference SK003259… Hixon is situated 2 miles south of Moat.
Moat
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.85746° or 52° 51′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.98936° or 1° 59′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C4WV246+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 421057503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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