Churnet Valley

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Churnet Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire, covering 3.5 km². It is one of 55 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

The nearest railway station is Blythe Bridge, about 6.8 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Swineholes Wood and Black Heath and Dimmings Dale & The Ranger are close by.

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Churnet Valley Railway

Attraction near Cheddleton

Heritage steam line running through the wooded Churnet Valley from Cheddleton, nicknamed 'Staffordshire's Little Switzerland'.

4.8 km NW

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Cheddleton Flint Mill

Watermill near Cheddleton

Twin waterwheels on the Caldon Canal that once ground flint for the pottery industry, a preserved working mill open to visitors.

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St Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle

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Pugin's jewel-box masterpiece, its slender spire outside and every inch of the interior blazing with painted, gilded Gothic Revival colour.

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Deep Hayes Country Park

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