Blakemere Pond
Blakemere Pond, also known as Black Mere Pool or Mermaid's Pond, is a small, natural lake in Staffordshire, England, six miles north-west of Leek. The pond is the subject of an enduring legend that claims that the water is haunted by the ghost of a mermaid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Staffordshire, England
- Also known as: “Blake Mere”, “Blakemere”, “Blakemere Pool”, and “Mermaid’s Pond”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merryton Low and Church of St John Baptist.
Merryton Low
Peak
Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands.
Church of St John Baptist
Church
Photo: Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John Baptist is situated 2 miles southeast of Blakemere Pond.
Doxey Pool
Pond
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m. Doxey Pool is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blakemere Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorncliffe and Warslow.
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". Thorncliffe is situated 2½ miles southwest of Blakemere Pond.
Warslow
Village
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warslow is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It is located in the Peak District National Park about 10 miles north of Ashbourne. The village lies close to the Derbyshire border. Warslow is situated 3½ miles southeast of Blakemere Pond.
Hollinsclough
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollinsclough is a small rural village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is within the Peak District National Park. Hollinsclough is situated 3½ miles northeast of Blakemere Pond.
Blakemere Pond
- Categories: lake and recreation area
- Location: Fawfieldhead, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14864° or 53° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.94193° or 1° 56′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C5W43X5+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 86821719OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bathing_placeOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q17510376
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