Oakamoor

Civil Parish in Staffordshire Staffordshire Moorlands

England

Oakamoor

Closed railway tunnel and former crossing keeper's cottage On the former Churnet Valley line in North Staffordshire.
Closed railway tunnel and former crossing keeper's cottage Credit: John H Darch

Oakamoor is a civil parish located in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles east of the town of Cheadle and 7 miles west of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The parish covers an area of about 5 square miles and has a population of around 400 people.

The village of Oakamoor is nestled in the picturesque Churnet Valley, surrounded by scenic countryside and rolling hills. It is known for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and fishing. The River Churnet flows through the village, adding to its charm.

Oakamoor has a rich industrial heritage, with evidence of coal mining and iron smelting dating back to the 18th century. The village was once home to several mills and factories, which played a significant role in the local economy. Today, the remnants of these industrial landmarks can still be seen, adding to the historical character of the area.

The village itself has a small but vibrant community, with a primary school, a village hall, and a church. It also boasts a popular pub, which serves as a focal point for social gatherings and events. The nearby Staffordshire Moorlands provide ample opportunities for those seeking a rural lifestyle, while still being within commuting distance of larger towns and cities.

Overall, Oakamoor offers a peaceful and idyllic setting, with a close-knit community and plenty of natural beauty to explore.

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Oakamoor Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.002689/-1.924073 or Grid Reference SK0545. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Closed railway tunnel and former crossing keeper's cottage On the former Churnet Valley line in North Staffordshire.
Closed railway tunnel and former crossing keeper's cottage
On the former Churnet Valley line in North Staffordshire.
Churnet Valley flood plain
Churnet Valley flood plain
Car parking for Hawksmoor NT 'Limited parking for approx. 6 cars' states the National Trust website, and this is it. However even more limited off-road parking is possible at Highshutt further west outside the entrance shown here <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7667028" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7667028">Link</a>
Car parking for Hawksmoor NT
'Limited parking for approx. 6 cars' states the National Trust website, and this is it. However even more limited off-road parking is possible at Highshutt further west outside the entrance shown here Link
Path through Hawksmoor NT Hawksmoor is an ancient steep-sided oak woodland east of Cheadle in Staffordshire towards Oakamoor. It is managed by the National Trust. The habitat attracts specialised bird species such as Wood Warbler and Pied Flycatcher.
Path through Hawksmoor NT
Hawksmoor is an ancient steep-sided oak woodland east of Cheadle in Staffordshire towards Oakamoor. It is managed by the National Trust. The habitat attracts specialised bird species such as Wood Warbler and Pied Flycatcher.
View from Hawksmoor Reserve (NT)
View from Hawksmoor Reserve (NT)
Dimmingsdale in Autumn Autumnal leaves cover one of several ponds in Dimmingsdale in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Dimmingsdale in Autumn
Autumnal leaves cover one of several ponds in Dimmingsdale in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Country Lane The Threapwood to Oakamoor road showing the western entrance to Dimmingsdale
Country Lane
The Threapwood to Oakamoor road showing the western entrance to Dimmingsdale
Autumn Lane A country lane near Oakamoor in the Staffordshire Moorlands covered in pine needles.
Autumn Lane
A country lane near Oakamoor in the Staffordshire Moorlands covered in pine needles.
Ye Olde Star Inn a 16th century inn in Star Bank, Cotton, Staffordshire
Ye Olde Star Inn
a 16th century inn in Star Bank, Cotton, Staffordshire
Cotton College Cotton Lane, Cotton, Staffordshire. This Roman Catholic boarding school <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.cottoncollege.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.cottoncollege.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> closed in 1987. The buildings are derelict. The spire on the right is St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church which is still in use.
Cotton College
Cotton Lane, Cotton, Staffordshire. This Roman Catholic boarding school LinkExternal link closed in 1987. The buildings are derelict. The spire on the right is St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church which is still in use.
Church of St John the Baptist Cotton Lane, Cotton, Staffordshire. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Cotton/index.html" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Cotton/index.html">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> This charming little church built in 1795 is tucked into a corner and virtually surrounded by St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/224492">SK0646 : Cotton College</a>.
Church of St John the Baptist
Cotton Lane, Cotton, Staffordshire. LinkExternal link This charming little church built in 1795 is tucked into a corner and virtually surrounded by St Wilfred's Roman Catholic Church and SK0646 : Cotton College.
Oldfurnace Cottages at Oldfurnace from the footpath to Newton.
Oldfurnace
Cottages at Oldfurnace from the footpath to Newton.
Oldfurnace Ford on the track to Dimmingsdale, with the chimneys of Oldfurnace beyond the hedge.
Oldfurnace
Ford on the track to Dimmingsdale, with the chimneys of Oldfurnace beyond the hedge.
Greendale Cottages Right on the eastern edge of the square (in fact the far end of the terrace is in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SK0443">SK0443</a>). A plaque on the end wall reads "These cottages built for brass and copper workers were given to the National Trust in 1987 by the late Mrs. M. C. Aldridge who loved Hawksmoor and the surrounding countryside". There is also a Victorian postbox in the wall.
Greendale Cottages
Right on the eastern edge of the square (in fact the far end of the terrace is in SK0443). A plaque on the end wall reads "These cottages built for brass and copper workers were given to the National Trust in 1987 by the late Mrs. M. C. Aldridge who loved Hawksmoor and the surrounding countryside". There is also a Victorian postbox in the wall.
Barn at Greendale Farm From Greendale Lane, on the very eastern edge of the square.
Barn at Greendale Farm
From Greendale Lane, on the very eastern edge of the square.
Interior of Oakamoor Church
Interior of Oakamoor Church
Geocache stash and landscape This is a picture taken after finding a geocache, a new and fantastic hobby discovered after submitting pictures to this site. The picture shows the field and side of forest shown on the map. The tupperware box is what we found buried about 100 yards away. Get out there and get geo - "graphing" and "caching"!
Geocache stash and landscape
This is a picture taken after finding a geocache, a new and fantastic hobby discovered after submitting pictures to this site. The picture shows the field and side of forest shown on the map. The tupperware box is what we found buried about 100 yards away. Get out there and get geo - "graphing" and "caching"!
Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway near Oakamoor. This part of the preserved railway line is not yet open to the public
Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway
Great Marquess steam locomotive on Churnet Valley Railway near Oakamoor. This part of the preserved railway line is not yet open to the public
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Oakamoor is located at Grid Ref: SK0545 (Lat: 53.002689, Lng: -1.924073)

Administrative County: Staffordshire

District: Staffordshire Moorlands

Police Authority: Staffordshire

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 53.002689,-1.924073
Oakamoor
Is In Country: UK
Is In County: Staffordshire
Place: village
Lat/Long: 53.0005429/-1.922878
Created By: Potlatch 0.10e
Postal Code: ST10
Lat/Long: 53.0022075/-1.9193151
Post Office
Oakamoor Post Office
Addr Postcode: ST10 3AA
Brand: Post Office
Brand Wikidata: Q1783168
Ref Pol Id: 133524
Website: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/3704718/oakamoor
Lat/Long: 53.0021209/-1.9201133
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 53.0028451/-1.9306876
Bus Stop
Churnet Bridge
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Naptan Bearing: NE
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Naptan Indicator: Adj
Naptan Landmark: Churnet Bridge
Naptan Street: Mill Rd
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 53.001257/-1.920785
Bus Stop
Carr Bank
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Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Carr Bank
Naptan Indicator: Adj
Naptan Landmark: Carr Bank
Naptan Street: Star Bank
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 53.0012565/-1.9201293
Addr Street: Woodside Cottages
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Addr Housenumber: Alcove Cottage
Lat/Long: 53.0048022/-1.9188677
Historic Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.9986289/-1.9234139
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 53.0033687/-1.9181187
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 53.0042831/-1.9204198
Grit Bin
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 53.0000718/-1.92332
Grit Bin
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 53.003665/-1.9197342
The Froghall to Uttoxeter Canal
Board Type: history
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 53.0013138/-1.9207777
Shelter
Bench: yes
Shelter: yes
Shelter Type: public_transport
Lat/Long: 53.0012747/-1.9206936
Bench
Backrest: yes
Material: wood
Lat/Long: 53.0013119/-1.9210157
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 53.0057555/-1.9212435
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 53.0048256/-1.9204811
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 53.0055737/-1.9206196
Tourism: picnic_site
Lat/Long: 52.9991249/-1.9225131
Historic: memorial
Memorial: war_memorial
Lat/Long: 53.0018254/-1.9203564
Waste Basket
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 53.0011659/-1.9207245
Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 53.0012003/-1.9206996
Barrier: height_restrictor
Lat/Long: 52.9992195/-1.9230986
Turning Circle
Lat/Long: 53.0008197/-1.9244688
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Location: roof
Power: generator
Source: visual survey; bing
Lat/Long: 53.0033701/-1.9202659
The Beehive Guest House
Operator: The Beehive Guest House
Tourism: guest_house
Lat/Long: 53.0020368/-1.9216903
Bolton Copper Mill
Board Type: history
Description: In 1790 Thomas Patten, owner of the Cheadle copper and Brass Company, bought the tin palte works as Oakamoor.
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 52.9998335/-1.9206239
Oakamoor Heritage Trail 1
Board Type: history
Description: Oakamoore has been an industrial centre for over 800 years.
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 52.9991099/-1.9227952
Generator Source: solar
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 53.0024048/-1.9189804
Bench
Backrest: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0038384/-1.9177056
Bench
Backrest: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0006917/-1.920563
Barrier: stile
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 53.0034031/-1.9179341
Board Type: map
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 53.003781/-1.9177473
Leisure: picnic_table
Lat/Long: 53.0000372/-1.921056
Bench
Backrest: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0018034/-1.920407
Post Box
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: ST10 267
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Lat/Long: 53.0021463/-1.9201742
Defibrillator
Access: yes
Check Date: 2023-03-10
Defibrillator Location: On outside wall of Oakamoor Village Hall
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Opening Hours: 24/7
Lat/Long: 53.0021587/-1.9200943
Barrier: stile
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 53.0061364/-1.9203063
Bench
Backrest: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0019268/-1.9203409
Bench
Backrest: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0019033/-1.9204129
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 53.0061994/-1.9201846
Historic: yes
Man Made: kiln
Product: lime
Lat/Long: 53.0010949/-1.9198962
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 53.0021516/-1.9201172
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