Loynton Moss

#4337 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Loynton Moss is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, near the village of Woodseaves, in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the Shropshire Union Canal, as it runs from nearby Norbury to High Offley. ()

Elevation: 371 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°49'7"N, 2°19'7"W

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Loynton Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norbury Junction, Holy Trinity Church, St Lawrence's Church, Aqualate Mere.

1.2 miS
Canal
Norbury Junction, Stafford
30 min walk • Norbury Junction is a canal junction which lies about 1 mile to the south east of Norbury, in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1835, and closed in 1944, although the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal still runs through it.
3.8 miNE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall
97 min walk • Holy Trinity Church in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, is a Grade I listed Anglican church. The building dates mostly from the 13th century, and there was restoration in the 19th century. The church contains the tombs of four Bishops of Lichfield.
3.6 miSE
Church
St Lawrence's Church
91 min walk • St Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The earliest parts of the church are of Norman architecture; it was later much modified. The church is unusual in having a central tower.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Aqualate Mere, Newport
70 min walk • Aqualate Mere, in Staffordshire, is the largest natural lake in the English Midlands and is managed as a national nature reserve by Natural England.
4.3 miSW
City hall
Newport Guildhall, Newport
111 min walk • Newport Guildhall is a large timber-framed municipal building in Newport, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5.2 miSW
Church, Architecture
St Peter
134 min walk • St. Peter's Church is in the village of Edgmond, Shropshire, England. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Edgmond and Shifnal, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.
4.2 miSW
Memorial
Puleston Cross, Newport
108 min walk • The Puleston Cross is a Butter cross in the market town of Newport, Shropshire The Cross sits in Middle Row, formerly Rotten Row, and denotes the market place.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
Eccleshall Castle, Eccleshall
101 min walk • Eccleshall Castle is located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England. It was originally built in the 13th century. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.
3.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Way for the Millennium
94 min walk • The Way for the Millennium is an east–west route across Staffordshire, deliberately designed for easy walking, using towpaths, old railway lines and footpaths and visiting attractive countryside and green spaces.
3.2 miE
National park
Doxey Marshes
81 min walk • Doxey Marshes is a 150 hectares nature reserve located within two miles of Stafford town centre, and is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
6.2 miNE
Museum, History museum
Izaak Walton's Cottage
158 min walk • The Izaak Walton Cottage is a seventeenth-century timber framed building in Shallowford, Chebsey, Staffordshire, England. It belonged to the writer Izaak Walton, best known for The Compleat Angler.