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The Best Attractions In Mow Cop

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Mow Cop is an isolated village which straddles the Cheshire–Staffordshire border, and is divided between the North West and West Midlands regions of England. It is 24 miles south of Manchester and 6 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent, lying on a steep hill of the same name rising up to 335 m above sea level. The village fringes the Cheshire Plain to the west and the hills of the Staffordshire Moorlands to the east. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Kidsgrove. The name is first recorded as Mowel around 1270 AD, and is believed to be derived from either the Anglo-Saxon Mūga-hyll, meaning heap-hill, with copp = head added later, or the Com...
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  • 1. Mow Cop Castle Mow Cop
    Mow Cop is an isolated village which straddles the Cheshire–Staffordshire border, and is divided between the North West and West Midlands regions of England. It is 24 miles south of Manchester and 6 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent, lying on a steep hill of the same name rising up to 335 m above sea level. The village fringes the Cheshire Plain to the west and the hills of the Staffordshire Moorlands to the east. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Kidsgrove. The name is first recorded as Mowel around 1270 AD, and is believed to be derived from either the Anglo-Saxon Mūga-hyll, meaning heap-hill, with copp = head added later, or the Common Celtic ancestor of Welsh moel , with Anglo-Saxon copp added later.At the village's summit, men once quarried stone to make into querns, ...
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  • 2. Alton Towers Alton
    Alton Towers Resort, often shortened to Alton Towers, is a theme park resort located in Staffordshire, England. It is near the village of Alton, in the parishes of Denstone and Farley. The resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group, incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate, Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds for the estate. In the late 20th century it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards. In 2017 it was the second most visited theme park in the UK after Legoland Windsor.The park operates a total of ten roller coasters, among a range of major attractions, such as the Runaway Mine Train, Congo River Rapids, Nemesis, Oblivion, Hex, Galactica, ...
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  • 3. Trentham Gardens Trentham
    Trentham Estate, in the village of Trentham, is a visitor attraction located on the southern fringe of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
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  • 4. National Coal Mining Museum for England Overton
    The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.
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  • 7. West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley
    West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in spring 1973. The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals, among other attractions such as a small theme park. The park contains the largest groups of white lions, cheetahs, hippopotami, and meerkats in the UK, as well as the largest lemur walk-through exhibit. It was also the first park in the UK to have the African big five game animals.The park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria . The dhole and cheetah enclosures in the drive-through safari are part of a larger heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest which the park is restoring.
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