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Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway

The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) was a narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, Great Britain that operated between 1904 and 1934. When in operation, the line mainly carried milk from dairies in the region, acting as a feeder to the standard gauge system. It also provided passenger services to the small villages and beauty spots along its route.

Located at 53.0484, -1.8647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Closed railway lines in the West Midlands (region), Rail transport in Staffordshire, History of Staffordshire, 2ft 6in gauge railways, Staffordshire Moorlands, Narrow gauge railways in England, Railway companies established in 1898, Railway lines opened in 1904, Railway companies disestablished in 1923, Railway lines closed in 1934, North Staffordshire Railway, LMS constituents

Waterhouses, Staffordshire

Waterhouses is a village in the south of the Staffordshire Peak District. It is around 8 miles from Leek and Ashbourne, being nearly the halfway point between the two towns on the A523 road, which roughly follows the southern boundary of the Peak District National Park. Waterhouses is also a civil parish, created in 1934 when the parishes of Calton, Cauldon, Ilam and Waterfall were merged; previously the village of Waterhouses was on the boundary of Waterfall and Cauldon parishes.

Located at 53.0497, -1.8762 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towns and villages of the Peak District, Staffordshire Moorlands

Ilam Park

Ilam Park is a 158-acre country park situated in Ilam, on both banks of the River Manifold five miles (8 km) north west of Ashbourne, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The property is managed as part of the Trust's South Peak Estate. (Ashbourne, the 'post town', is in Derbyshire and thus so is Ilam's postal address, but the Park, and Ilam, are in Staffordshire; the county boundary being the River Dove).

Located at 53.055, -1.807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Country parks in Staffordshire, Country houses in Staffordshire, National Trust properties in Derbyshire, National Trust properties in Staffordshire, Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire, Youth hostels

Blore

Blore is a small village and parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands District of England. It is on an acclivity above Dovedale, three and a half miles north west of Ashbourne, including the hamlet of Swinscoe, one mile (1.6 km) to the south and a part of the parochial chapelry of Calton. The ecclesiastical parish is Blore Ray with Okeover and the civil parish is Blore-with-Swinscoe, both with slightly different boundaries.

Located at 53.0333, -1.81667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Staffordshire, Towns and villages of the Peak District

Sparrowlee railway station

Sparrowlee was the name of a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, a 30 narrow gauge line which ran for 8 miles between Hulme End and Waterhouses, in Staffordshire, and was initially operated by the North Staffordshire Railway before being taken over by the LMS.

Located at 53.0628, -1.86081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Staffordshire

Wootton Lodge

Wootton Lodge is a privately owned 17th-century country house situated at Wootton near Ellastone, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The nearby Calwich Abbey estate, owned prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries by the Priory of Kenilworth, was in 1543 granted by Henry VIII to John Fleetwood (High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1548 and 1568). Wootton Lodge was built about 1611 for Sir Richard Fleetwood Bt (High Sheriff in 1614) possibly by architect Robert Smythson.

Located at 52.9914, -1.85889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire, Country houses in Staffordshire, History of Staffordshire

Castern Hall

Castern Hall is a privately owned 18th century country house, the home of the Hurt family, situated in the Manifold Valley, near Ilam, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is also spelled 'Casterne'. The grange at Castern was owned by Burton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was acquired by Roger Hurt, youngest son of Nicholas Hurt of Ashbourne who settled there in the mid 16th century.

Located at 53.0686, -1.8174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire, Historic house museums in Derbyshire

Waterhouses (Staffordshire) railway station

Waterhouses railway station was a railway station that served the village of Waterhouses, Staffordshire. It was opened jointly by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) in 1905 and closed in 1943.

Located at 53.0488, -1.8707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Staffordshire, Railway stations closed in 1905, Railway stations opened in 1943, Former North Staffordshire Railway stations, Staffordshire Moorlands