St Mark's Church, Cannock

Name: St Mark's Church
Address: Cannock, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Cannock

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St Mark's is the parish church of Great Wyrley, South Staffordshire, England. It is known for having had the first South Asian vicar of any Church of England parish, Shapurji Edalji, and for its association with Edalji's son George, who was falsely convicted on a charge of injuring a pony, and cleared after the intervention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ()

Completed: 1845 (179 years ago)Architectural style: Early EnglishCoordinates: 52°39'59"N, 2°1'23"W

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St Mark's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hednesford Hills Raceway, Moseley Old Hall, Designer Outlet West Midlands, Hednesford.

3.5 miNE
Racetrack, Sport, Sport venue
Hednesford Hills Raceway
89 min walk • Hednesford Hills Raceway stands as a testament to the thrill of motorsport in the United Kingdom, nestled in the heart of Staffordshire. This sport venue is a hub for speed enthusiasts and serves as a battleground for a variety of racing events that draw in crowds from...
3.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moseley Old Hall, Wolverhampton
99 min walk • Moseley Old Hall is located in Fordhouses, north of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. It is famous as one of the resting places of Charles II of England during his escape to France following defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. It is now a National Trust property.
1.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Designer Outlet West Midlands, Cannock
40 min walk • The Designer Outlet West Midlands is an outlet shopping centre near Cannock, Staffordshire, England. It is owned by McArhurGlen Group and is the company's 7th designer outlet in the UK. Permission was granted for the construction of the shopping centre in 2016 and work began in 2017.
3.3 miN
Area
Hednesford, Cannock
83 min walk • Hednesford is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock 1.2 miles to the south and Rugeley 4.6 miles to the southwest.The population at the 2011 census was 17,343.
4.1 miE
Archaeological site
Watling Street, Brownhills
104 min walk • Watling Street is a historic route in England that crosses the River Thames at London and which was used in Classical Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and throughout the Middle Ages.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Forest of Mercia
87 min walk • The Forest of Mercia lies within the northernmost boundary of the more ancient and well-known Forest of Arden which covered the area when it formed part of the Kingdom of Mercia, and is one of twelve community forests established close to major towns and cities across England.
3.5 miNW
National park
Gailey Reservoirs
90 min walk • Gailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by the Canal & River Trust. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west. A connected...
~1930 ftSE
Village, Area
Great Wyrley, Cannock
10 min walk • Great Wyrley is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is coterminous with the villages of Landywood and Cheslyn Hay in the South Staffordshire district. It lies 5.5 miles north of Walsall, West Midlands. It had a population of 11,060 at the 2011 census.
3.6 miS
Town, Area
Bloxwich, Walsall
92 min walk • Bloxwich is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, situated in the north of the borough and forming part of the Staffordshire/West Midlands border.
2.9 miSE
Canal
Pelsall Junction
74 min walk • Pelsall Junction is a canal junction at the southern limit of the Cannock Extension Canal where it meets the Wyrley and Essington Canal main line, near Pelsall, West Midlands, England.
3.9 miS
52°36'51"N • 1°59'26"W
Blakenall Garage, Walsall
99 min walk • Park