Farley, Staffordshire
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Farley is a hamlet and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Staffordshire Moorlands Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park. The ...
district, in the English county of Staffordshire. It is near to the villages of
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and Oakamoor. Alton Towers theme park is within the parish boundary. To the west of the hamlet stands the privately owned 17th century Farley Hall, which has been both a youth hostel and the residence of
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, Managing Director of JCB.


See also

* Listed buildings in Farley, Staffordshire


References

Villages in Staffordshire Civil parishes in Staffordshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Staffordshire Moorlands {{Staffordshire-geo-stub