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Battle of Hopton Heath

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The Battle of Hopton Heath was fought in 1643, in what is now Staffordshire. The site is one of two registered battlefields in Staffordshire, of 47 in England. The registered area covers 0.77 km². The closest station is Stafford, 5.1 km to the south-west.

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More places to visit near Battle of Hopton Heath

Photo of the Trent & Mersey Canal, a 93-mile canal running from Preston Brook to Shardlow, England.

Trent & Mersey Canal

Canal

Brindley's Grand Trunk of 1777 — Potteries bottle kilns, the Anderton Boat Lift and the long darkness of Harecastle Tunnel.

1.6 km NE · Staffordshire, Cheshire & Derbyshire

Photo of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, a 46-mile canal running from Great Haywood Junction to Stourport-on-Severn, central England.

Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal

Canal

Brindley's cross-country link of 1772 from the Trent & Mersey to the Severn, ending at the purpose-built port of Stourport.

3.9 km S · Staffordshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

Photo of Cannock Chase, a National Landscape in Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Cannock Chase

National Landscape near Milford

Heathland and forest, an accessible AONB.

4.1 km SE

Photo of Shugborough, a Grade I registered house & garden near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Shugborough

House & garden near Milford

Grand estate with mysterious monuments and follies.

5.5 km SE

Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

5.8 km S · spans 4 counties

Photo of Marquis Drive Visitor Centre, a visitor attraction near Milford in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Marquis Drive Visitor Centre

Attraction near Milford

Cannock Chase hub with a café and a preserved Great War hut, the starting point for heathland walks and family trails across the Chase.

12.3 km SE