Merryton Low, Peak District

Name: Merryton Low
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#72 among attractions in Peak District

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Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands. ()

Coordinates: 53°8'46"N, 1°56'23"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Merryton Low – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lud's Church, St Edward the Confessor's Church, All Saints' Church, The Roaches.

4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Lud's Church, Peak District
113 min walk • Lud's Church is a deep chasm penetrating the Millstone Grit bedrock created by a massive landslip on the hillside above Gradbach, Staffordshire, England.
4.5 miSW
Church
St Edward the Confessor's Church, Leek
115 min walk • St Edward the Confessor's Church is an active Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, is listed Grade II*. It is Leek's original parish church, although the parish now includes other churches such as All Saints which were built as the town's population increased.
4.6 miSW
Church
All Saints' Church, Leek
118 min walk • All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
The Roaches, Peak District
67 min walk • The Roaches is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Staffordshire Peak District of England. The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m.
3.9 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Manifold Way, Peak District
101 min walk • The Manifold Way is a footpath and cycle way in Staffordshire, England. Some 8 miles in length, it runs from Hulme End in the north to Waterhouses in the south, mostly through the Manifold Valley and the valley of its only tributary, the River Hamps, following the route of the...
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chrome Hill, Peak District
111 min walk • Chrome Hill is a limestone reef knoll in Derbyshire, England, in the upper Dove valley beside the border with Staffordshire. It is adjacent to Parkhouse Hill, another reef knoll. Chrome Hill was declared open access land under the provisions of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
4.4 miSW
Memorial
Nicholson War Memorial, Leek
112 min walk • The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieutenant Basil Lee Nicholson, who was killed in action at Ypres...
~990 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blakemere Pond, Peak District
5 min walk • Blakemere Pond, also known as Black Mere Pool or Mermaid's Pond, is a small, natural lake in Staffordshire, England, six miles north-west of Leek. The pond is the subject of an enduring legend that claims that the water is haunted by the ghost of a mermaid.
4.7 miSW
Historical place, Museum
Brindley Mill, Leek
120 min walk • The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England. The current structure was built on the site of previous corn-grinding mills in 1752 by James Brindley.
3.5 miSE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Peak District
89 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Butterton.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parkhouse Hill, Peak District
113 min walk • Parkhouse Hill is a small but distinctive hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It lies on the north side of the River Dove, close to the border with Staffordshire.