Barrow Hill, Dudley

Name: Barrow Hill
Address: Dudley, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in Dudley

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Barrow Hill Local Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve situated in Pensnett in the county of West Midlands, England. Its most distinctive feature, Barrow Hill, is the eroded remnant of a high level igneous intrusion that was formed 315 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. The reserve was created in 2005. ()

Created: 2005Elevation: 528 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°30'17"N, 2°7'28"W

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Dudley (Brockmoor and Pensnett)Dudley United Kingdom

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Barrow Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parkhead Viaduct, Pensnett Canal, Fens Pools, The Crooked House.

1.2 miSE
Bridge
Parkhead Viaduct, Dudley
31 min walk • Parkhead Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The original viaduct was a wooden structure erected in 1850 to carry the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway over Parkhead Locks on the Dudley Canal, near to the southern mouth of the Dudley Tunnel.
1.1 miSE
Canal
Pensnett Canal, Dudley
27 min walk • The Pensnett Canal, also called Lord Ward's Canal was a private 1.25 miles long canal near Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England, which opened in 1840 and served the industrial enterprises of Lord Dudley's Estate. The engineer was Mathew Frost.
0.6 miS
Canal
Fens Pools, Dudley
17 min walk • Fens Pools is a 37.6 hectare biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1989. under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is currently managed by the Country Trust.
1.4 miNW
Nightlife
The Crooked House, Dudley
36 min walk • The Crooked House is a pub and restaurant in South Staffordshire, England. Its name and distinctive appearance are the result of 19th-century mining subsidence. One side of the building is now approximately 4 feet lower than the other.
1 miN
Church
Church of St James the Great, Birmingham
26 min walk • The Church of St. James the Great is an Anglican church in the Lower Gornal area of Sedgley in the West Midlands, England. The church is Grade II listed, a status it received on 11 March 1996. It is located within the Anglican Diocese of Worcester.
0.9 miS
Park
Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve, Dudley
24 min walk • Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Pensnett area of the West Midlands. The largest area of open water in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, it contains both large and small ponds, one end of the Stourbridge Canal, streams and grassy areas.
0.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Pensnett, Dudley
12 min walk • Pensnett is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.3 miles south-west of central Dudley. Pensnett has been a part of Dudley since 1966, when the Brierley Hill Urban District, of which it was a part, was absorbed into the County Borough of Dudley, later the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley from 1974.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Eve Hill, Dudley
34 min walk • Eve Hill is a residential area of Dudley in the West Midlands of England. It was part of Worcestershire until 1966 and briefly part of Staffordshire until 1974.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Barrow Hill?

Nearby attractions include Pensnett, Dudley (12 min walk), Fens Pools, Dudley (17 min walk), Buckpool and Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve, Dudley (24 min walk).

How to get to Barrow Hill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Barrow Hill:

Bus

Milking Bank / Sovereign Drive • Lines: 223 (16 min walk)
Commonside / Tiled House Lane • Lines: 15, 15A (16 min walk)