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Walton-on-the-Hill

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

Walton on the hill is a pretty village a short distance from the favoured town of Epsom and the famous "downs" racecourse...

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Sudbury Church, Derbyshire

Sudbury

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NE)

The village of Sudbury lies in a landscape of contrasts where old Royal hunting grounds meet with the industrial heritage of 19th-century England...

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The Soup Kitchen, Stafford

Stafford

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries of Burton, it is pleasurable to come across the.....

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The Old Boathouse and Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield

(9.5 miles, 15.4 km, direction S)

The Lichfield Markets have been held on the historic Market Square since King Stephen granted the first charter for a market in 1153. In the past martyrs were burnt at the.....

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Tutbury, Staffordshire: Tutbury Castle ruins

Tutbury

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

This picturesque little town in the Dove Valley is dominated by the ruins of the medieval castle...

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Royal Oak Hotel, Cannock Town Centre.

Cannock

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century...

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All Saints, Denstone

Denstone

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)

Denstone is a peaceful village set in the midst of rural Staffordshire countryside, where farm meadows are watered from a myriad of sparkling rivers flowing down from the Peak District National Park...

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Parish Church, Church Broughton, South Derbyshire

Church Broughton

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

Church Broughton is an attractive Derbyshire village lying in open countryside that is perhaps best noted for its ancient church dedicated to Saint Michael...

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Marketplace houses, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

Burton-on-Trent is an attractive town, it has a pleasing market place surrounded by pleasant properties, some being timber-frame black and white...

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Alton Tower - Taken By David Thomas Sept 2001

Alton

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N)

The village has many elegant stone buildings, and there is a circular lock-up and the romantic ruins of a 12th-century castle...

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Chartley Castle, Staffordshire

Chartley Castle

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NW)

The very castle that once held Mary Queen of Scots. First built by one of the early Earls of Chester circa 1100, the castle has a.....

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The River Trent, Shugborough Estate

Shugborough Estate

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction W)

Shugborough Hall with its vast surrounding estate has been the seat of the Earls of Lichfield, the Anson family, ever since it.....

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Sunrise through the Pines, Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase Country Park

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SW)

Once upon a time this vast area was the 'Happy Hunting' ground of Kings and Queens of England who came here to enjoy a good day's.....

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Bridge across the Lake

Sudbury Hall

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

This delightful historic house which was built in the early 17th century for the Lords Vernon, has all the ingredients for a.....

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Stafford - Shire Hall

Shire Hall Gallery

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

Stafford's handsome Shire Hall Gallery with its impressive porticoed frontage, served for a time as the local Crown Court. .....

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Ancient High House, Stafford

Ancient High House

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)

Dominating Stafford's Greengate Street, is an impressive Elizabethan building that has stood at the centre of the town for over.....

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Sunrise in Beacon Park, Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

Most recently Lichfield Cathedral has been the scene of an important archaeological find which has astounded the world of.....

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National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas

The National Memorial Arboretum

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction SE)

Located in the heart of the country, the National Memorial Arboretum comprises 150 acres of trees and memorials devoted to the.....

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Tutbury, Staffordshire: Tutbury Castle ruins

Tutbury Castle

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction E)

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Stafford Castle, Staffordshire

Stafford Castle

(10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

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