Hollington is a village in the
Staffordshire Moorlands
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in
English
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county of
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands C ...
. There are several villages of this same name, and there is a
Hollington, Derbyshire
Hollington is a village and civil parish near the town of Uttoxeter and from the city of Derby, in the English county of Derbyshire. In the most recent census (2001) Hollington had a population of 212. There are only a few buildings in Hollingt ...
a few miles to the east in
Derbyshire
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. The population taken at the
2011 census was 212.
The village has a church and two pubs, The Star and The Raddle. There is a
village hall
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United Kingdom
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. There used to be a
village shop, but this closed in 1992.
The nearest town to Hollington is the
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
of
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter ( , ) is a market town in the East Staffordshire district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border. It is situated from Burton upon Trent, from Stafford, from Stoke-on-Trent, from De ...
just under five miles to the south east, or
Cheadle to the north west. The village is situated on the south eastern corner of high ground, with a ridge extending to the south and deep valleys to the north, and enjoys beautiful views. The hamlet of
Great Gate lies a mile to the north east. It is close to
Croxden Abbey
Croxden Abbey, also known as "Abbey of the Vale of St. Mary at Croxden", was a Cistercian abbey at Croxden, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. A daughter house of the abbey in Aunay-sur-Odon, Normandy, the abbey was founded by Bertram III de Verdun ...
,
Rocester and
Alton Towers. An ancient Roman road runs through the village, from through Rocester and
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
(Roman ''
Derventio'') in the east, the Derbyshire section being called
Long Lane, and onwards to the north west through the village of
Upper Tean.
The
quarries
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at Hollington produce the notable pink-red and white "Hollington stone" (a type of
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
) which has been used for centuries in the construction of churches and stately homes.
It was used for the construction of the new
Coventry Cathedral in the 1950s.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Checkley
References
External links
Villages in Staffordshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
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