Great Haywood, United Kingdom
Great Haywood is a town of 1,844 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Great Haywood
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 7 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Garden bridge, Shugborough Hall, Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall and The Walled Garden.
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About Great Haywood
Great Haywood is a village in the civil parish of Colwich, in the Borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England, just off the A51 and about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Rugeley and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of the town of Stafford.
From the Wikipedia article Great Haywood (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Garden bridge
Bridge · 0.7 mi
Grade I listed bridge at Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire, England
Museums and landmarks12
Shugborough Hall
Monument and historic site · 0.8 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Colwich, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK
Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall
Monument and historic site · 0.7 mi
Monument in Colwich, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Memorial Garden
Park · 1.4 mi
Memorial garden for Eric Goode, train driver killed in Colwich railway disaster, 1986.
Restaurants and cafes7
Hixon Fish Bar
Fast food · Fish And Chips · 1.5 mi
Mo 16:30-21:00, Tu-Sa 11:30-14:00,16:30-21:00
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Geography
Haywood lies on the River Trent, where the Trent is met by its tributary, the River Sow. The village is also the site of a significant junction of the English inland canal network, Haywood Junction, where the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal meets the Trent and Mersey Canal. The waters around the village are widely regarded by guidebooks as some of the most attractive on the network.
From the Wikipedia article Great Haywood, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Great Haywood
Thomas Peploe WoodEnglish landscape painter (1817–1845)Photo: Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845), Public domain- Jason QueallyEnglish track cyclist (born 1970)
- Samuel Peploe WoodEnglish sculptor and painter
- Paul MannsEnglish footballer (born 1961)
Born in Great Haywood, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship7
Shopping2
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of Great Haywood
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Getting there and nearby towns
Birmingham Airport (BHX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 miles away.
- Rugeley 4 mi southeast, about 7 min by car
- Stafford 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Abbots Bromley 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Cannock 8 mi south, about 13 min by car
- Uttoxeter 8 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- Burntwood 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Stone 9 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Great Wyrley 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- Doveridge 10 mi northeast, about 16 min by car
- Lichfield 11 mi southeast, about 18 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chinese Bridge, Shugborough Hall, Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shugborough Hall 01, Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shepherd's Monument, Shugborough Estate - Staffordshire, England - DSC00179, Daderot, Public domain
- At Shugborough Hall 2021 141, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Great Haywood, Staffordshire - St Stephens Church 2, PicturePrince, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St John the Baptist's Church, Tixall, Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Peter's Church, Hixon, JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Thomas Church, Walton-on-the-hill, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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