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Pictures of Chartley Castle

a Castle in the town of Stowe-by-Chartley, in the county of Staffordshire

About Chartley Castle

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 rare cylindrical keep, a curtain wall flanked by two half-round towers, a twin-towered gatehouse and an angled tower.

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Church Lane, Stafford

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW)

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All Saints, Denstone

Denstone (7 Pictures)

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(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NE)

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Alton Tower - Taken By David Thomas Sept 2001

Alton (29 Pictures)

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(9.4 miles, 15.0 km, direction NE)

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Froghall Railway Station

Froghall (9 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction N)

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Parish Church, Church Broughton, South Derbyshire

Church Broughton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction E)

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The River Trent, Shugborough Estate

Shugborough Estate (37 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction S)

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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Shire Hall Gallery (1 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)

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Ancient High House (1 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction SW)

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Cannock Chase Country Park (140 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.5 km, direction S)

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Part of Croxden Abbey, Near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

Croxden Abbey (6 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NE)

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