Morridge, Peak District
#107 among attractions in Peak District
Facts and practical information
Morridge is a geographical feature, a few mile east of Leek, in Staffordshire, England. It is in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands. ()
Peak District United Kingdom
Morridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: St Edward the Confessor's Church, All Saints' Church, Cheddleton Flint Mill, Thor's Cave.
- 3 miWChurch
St Edward the Confessor's Church, Leek
77 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.
- 2.8 miWChurch
All Saints' Church, Leek
72 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.
- 4 miSWMuseum
Cheddleton Flint Mill, Cheddleton
101 min walk • Cheddleton Flint Mill is a water mill situated in the village of Cheddleton in the English county of Staffordshire. The mill race takes water from the river Churnet. The site is believed to have been used for milling since the Middle Ages.
- 4.3 miEArchaeological site
Thor's Cave, Peak District
109 min walk • Thor's Cave is a natural cavern located at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak in Staffordshire, England. It is classified as a karst cave.
- 2.7 miSEFamily zoo with small mammals and birdlife
Peak Wildlife Park
69 min walk • Peak Wildlife Park is a zoo in central England. The nearest towns are Leek, Ashbourne and Stoke-on-Trent. The zoo was originally known as Blackbrook Zoological Park, but entered administration in 2014 and closed.
- 2.7 miWMemorial
Nicholson War Memorial, Leek
70 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...
- 3.7 miNNature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blakemere Pond, Peak District
96 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.
- 3.4 miWHistorical place, Museum
Brindley Mill, Leek
87 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 miEChurch
St Bartholomew's Church, Peak District
76 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Butterton.
- 3.6 miNMemorial
Merryton Low, Peak District
92 min walk • 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.
- 3.5 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Tittesworth reservoir
91 min walk • Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire, England, fed by the River Churnet. The reservoir and associated water treatment works are owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. The reservoir was built in 1858 and extended in 1963.