Hoar Cross

Hoar Cross

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.790
longitude= -1.800
official_name= Hoar Cross
shire_district= East Staffordshire
shire_county=Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Burton
post_town= BURTON-ON-TRENT
postcode_district = DE13
postcode_area= DE
dial_code= 01283
os_grid_reference= SK132232
population=

Hoar Cross is a small village in the county borough of East Staffordshire, situated approximately seven miles west of Burton upon Trent.

Surrounded by agricultural land, Hoar Cross is in a notably affluent part of the East Staffordshire borough, nestled in the hills of the ancient Needwood Forest (now part of the National Forest).

The Church of England parish church of Hoar Cross is Holy Angels' Church, in the Diocese of Lichfield. It was built by Emily Charlotte Meynall-Ingram as a memorial to her late husband Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram. The church was designed by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner.

Local attractions

19th century mansion Hoar Cross Hall, which is a hotel and health spa, is situated half a mile to the west of Hoar Cross village.


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