Barnfields Boardwalk - Leek, Staffordshire, UK.
N 53° 05.626 W 002° 01.995
30U E 564737 N 5883138
A boardwalk that is located at Barnfields near the former Barnfield Aqueduct, Leek.
Waymark Code: WMZCFB
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/19/2018
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The boardwalk is located on the Barnfields path that leads from the steps that join the towpath of the Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal at Barnfields (former Aqueduct) bridge.
This former aqueduct bridge is now an accommodation bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. It is built of stone and originally carried the Caldon Canal over the River Churnet into the Leek basin.
The Leek Branch of the Caldon canal now ends some way from Leek town centre. The original canal, extended to a basin on the south side of Leek Railway Station. The section from the Barnfields Aqueduct was filled in during the late 1950s/early 1960s to allow for the building of the Barnfields Road Industrial Estate. (
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Barnfields is part of Ladderedge Country Park,
70 acres of meadows, parkland and woods 20 minutes walk from the centre of Leek.
Ladderedge Country Park is divided into two areas either side of the road. The main section is an undulating landscape of meadows and woodlands with great views over Leek towards the Peak District. The other section is generally flatter where the River Churnet meanders along next to the meadow and woodland walk. SOURCE: (
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