Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit
Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit is a quarry in Checkley, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit is situated nearby to the forest Lord’s Coppice, as well as near Brownbank Plantation.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 south of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
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 1½ miles northwest of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
Croxden Abbey
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croxden Abbey, also known as "Abbey of the Vale of St. Mary at Croxden", was a Cistercian abbey at Croxden, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. A daughter house of the abbey in Aunay-sur-Odon, Normandy, the abbey was founded by Bertram III de Verdun of Alton Castle, Staffordshire, in the 12th century. Croxden Abbey is situated 2½ miles southeast of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheadle and Alton.
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. Cheadle is situated 2 miles northwest of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
Alton
Village
Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin. Alton is situated 2½ miles east of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
Froghall
Village
Froghall is a village situated approximately ten miles to the east of Stoke-on-Trent and two miles north of Cheadle in Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 Census can be found under Kingsley. Froghall is situated 3½ miles north of Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit.
Croxden Sand And Gravel Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Checkley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97233° or 52° 58′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.95418° or 1° 57′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C4WX2CW+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 62777159OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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