Bickford

Worth seeing in and around Bickford

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Pennocrucium

   Pennocrucium was a Romano-British settlement and military complex located at present day Water Eaton, just south of Penkridge, Staffordshire, with evidence of occupation from the mid-1st century until the 4th century. The settlement was mentioned in the 2nd century Antonine Itinerary, which described it as lying 12 miles from Uxacona and 12 miles from Letocetum.

   4 km · archaeological site in Penkridge, South Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Penkridge Viaduct

   Penkridge Viaduct is a railway bridge north of the village of Penkridge, in Staffordshire, England. It carries the West Coast Main Line over the River Penk.

   3.5 km · railway viaduct in Penkridge, South Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St John's Church, Stretton

   St John's Church, Stretton is the Church of England parish church of Stretton, South Staffordshire.

   2.6 km · church in Stretton, South Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stretton Aqueduct

   Stretton Aqueduct is a short cast iron canal aqueduct between Stretton and Brewood, and near to Belvide Reservoir, in south Staffordshire, England. Designed by Thomas Telford and bearing his name plus its date of construction, 1832, it carries the Shropshire Union Canal 30 feet over the A5 road at a skewed angle.

   3.8 km · canal aqueduct in Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bickford

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 42 km · East Midlands (EMA), 58 km · Manchester (MAN), 70 km

Stations

Penkridge railway station, 3.4 km

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  4 km · quickest by road, 17 min · £0.5
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Bickford

  5746 km · quickest by air, 17h 9m · £810–1,250
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bickford. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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