St Lawrence

St Lawrence is a church in Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, England. St Lawrence is situated near Rushton Spencer Methodist Church, as well as near the forest Oulton Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rudyard Lake and The Bridestones.

Rudyard Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Philverney, Public domain.

Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire, located north-west of the town of Leek, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal. Rudyard Lake is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Lawrence.

The Bridestones

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bridestones is a chambered cairn, near Congleton, Cheshire, England, that was constructed in the Neolithic period about 3500–2400 BC. It was described in 1764 as being 120 yards long and 12 yards wide, containing three separate compartments, of which only one remains today. The Bridestones is situated 1½ miles west of St Lawrence.

The Cloud

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a prominent hill on the border between Cheshire and Staffordshire a couple of miles west of the Peak District National Park boundary. The Cloud is situated 2 miles northwest of St Lawrence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bosley Minn and Horton.

Bosley Minn

Locality

Bosley Minn is one of two names – the other being Wincle Minn – given to a prominent hill in southeast Cheshire and in the southwestern corner of the Peak District National Park in northern England. Bosley Minn is situated 2½ miles north of St Lawrence.

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. Horton is situated 3 miles south of St Lawrence.

Biddulph Moor

Village

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Biddulph Moor is a village located on the hill which bears the same name. It is in Biddulph parish and is a part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district in England. Biddulph Moor is situated 3 miles southwest of St Lawrence.

St Lawrence

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Rushton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.15578° or 53° 9′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.09968° or 2° 5′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C5V5W42+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 770412564

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rushton Spencer Methodist Church and Oulton Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Knot Inn and Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield Road / Station Lane.

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