Flag Tower
Flag Tower is a fort in Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Flag Tower is situated nearby to the peak Bunbury Hill, as well as near the amusement arcade X-Cite.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Towers and Oblivion.
Alton Towers
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Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
Oblivion
Roller coaster
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Oblivion is a steel roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. Marketed as the "world's first vertical drop roller coaster", it was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard as the first Dive Coaster. Oblivion is situated 780 feet north of Flag Tower.
The Smiler
Roller coaster
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The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was built in 2013 and is an Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer and is located in the X-Sector area of the park. The Smiler is situated 980 feet northeast of Flag Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Denstone.
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.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Flag Tower.
Whiston
Village
Whiston is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kingsley. It is located within the Churnet Valley on the A52 road east of the village of Froghall. Whiston is situated 3 miles northwest of Flag Tower.
Flag Tower
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.98489° or 52° 59′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.89743° or 1° 53′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C4WX4M3+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 70684261OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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