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The church of St Michael and All Angels in Broad Campden, Gloucestershire. Built 1867-8, this church is a Grade II Listed Building in England.
Grade II listed 1960s Roman Catholic church on the Woodchurch estate. Front elevation from New Hey Road.
Official portrait of James Cleverly MP, 3:4 crop.
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Penkridge

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About Penkridge

Penkridge is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Brewood, 43km from Dovedale.

Penkridge is in England, United Kingdom, with about 7,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Brewood, about 7 km away.

Penkridge ( PENG-krij) is a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire District in Staffordshire, England. It is to the south of Stafford, north of Wolverhampton, west of Cannock, east of Telford and south-east of Newport. The wealthiest establishment in Penkridge in the Middle Ages, its collegiate church

Read more building survived the abolition of the chantries and is the tallest structure in the village centre. The parish is crossed towards its eastern border by the M6 motorway and a separate junction north of the M6 Toll between the West Midlands and Stoke-on-Trent. Penkridge has a railway station on the West Coast Main Line railway next to the Grade I listed medieval church. Penkridge Viaduct and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal are to either side of Market Street and the Old Market Square and are among its landmarks.

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What is there to see near Penkridge?

Within an hour or so of Penkridge: Black Country Living Museum (23 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (23 km), Ironbridge Gorge (27 km), The Peter James Collection (31 km).

Are there any good drives near Penkridge?

The nearest famous roads are A54 Congleton to Buxton, A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit and Goyt Valley road, Peak District.

Where is Penkridge?

Penkridge is in England, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Brewood.

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Quick Information

Population
7,791
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.7256, -2.1156

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Penkridge

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Black Country Living Museum

Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.

23 km · about 25 min drive

film location

Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)

The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.

23 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Ironbridge Gorge

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.

27 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

The Peter James Collection

A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.

31 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Alton Towers

Major British theme park set in the grounds of a historic estate in Staffordshire with record-breaking coasters.

33 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Land Rover Experience Solihull

Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.

40 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

National Motorcycle Museum

The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.

42 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Dovedale

A limestone valley of caves and pinnacles crossed by famous stepping stones over the crystal River Dove.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Penkridge

  • 53 kmA54 Congleton to BuxtonA fast moorland alternative to the Cat and Fiddle, rolling over the Peak District's western edge past Danebridge and the Cheshire border.
  • 58 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
  • 58 kmGoyt Valley road, Peak DistrictA quiet reservoir road between Errwood and Fernilee in the Goyt Valley, wooded and twisting, often closed to through traffic on summer Sundays.
  • 58 kmA537 Cat and Fiddle SummitThe 515 m high point of the A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield, long one of Britain's most notorious motorcycling roads.
  • 60 kmCat and Fiddle RoadA thrilling moorland road between Macclesfield and Buxton in the Peak District, one of the UK's most famous driving roads.
  • 60 kmCat and Fiddle Road (A537)The moorland road between Macclesfield and Buxton, a Peak District favourite with sweeping bends and long sightlines. Average-speed cameras now cover it.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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