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Whiston Staffordshire Map

(Village near Foxt)

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands

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Place	Whiston
Traditional County	Staffordshire
District / Borough	Staffordshire Moorlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.021759
Longitude	-1.945381
Place Type	Village

About Whiston

Whiston occupies a rugged stretch of the Staffordshire Moorlands where the earth rises in stiff, defiant ridges against the horizon. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 33°T, OS grid SK 037 471), and is situated south-south-east of Foxt village. Much of the land here falls within the Whiston Eaves SSSI, a designation that preserves the fragile, diverse ecology of these high, windswept pastures. The soil seems to hold the light with a peculiar intensity, casting long, sharp shadows across the gorse-strewn inclines during the late afternoon. To the west, the ghosts of industry linger near the Old Lime Kilns, where stone walls remain as silent witnesses to a time of burning fire and heavy labour. The air carries a distinct crispness, untempered by the shelter of lower valleys, and feels sharpened by its elevation above the surrounding moor. A short distance to the east, the weathered stonework of Whiston Pinfold stands as a relic of a time when the movement of livestock dictated the rhythm of daily life. Whiston remains a place of sparse, honest beauty, defined by the hard geology of the Moorlands and the enduring sweep of the open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whiston Eaves Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 10 ha
Whiston Pinfold (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 mi, 061° ENE
Froghall Meadow And Pastures Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 251° WSW · 11 ha
Old Lime Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 293° WNW
Blackbank Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Cotton Dell (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 105° ESE
The Hopestone (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 357° N
Star Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 125° SE
Cotton Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 126° SE
Beelow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 129° SE
Bowl Barrow 110M South-West Of Threelows Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 103° ESE
Moated Site At Ribden (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 092° E
Threelows Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 103° ESE
Earl's Rock (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 154° SSE
Consall Nature Park (Park) — 2.7 mi, 285° WNW
Consall Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 281° WNW
Gentleman's Rock (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 160° SSE
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 150° SSE
Painter's Rock (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 152° SSE
Peak Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.9 mi, 018° NNE
Counslow (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 185° S
Cheadle Cross (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 217° SW
Cheadle Spear (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 216° SW
Toothill Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 147° SSE
Toot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 147° SSE
Nemesis Helicopter (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 133° SE
Alton Towers Resort (Theme Park) — 3.5 mi, 132° SE
Alton Castle (Castle) — 3.6 mi, 143° SE
Alton Park (Park) — 3.7 mi, 128° SE
Secret Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 118° ESE

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