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Staffordshire County Boundary – Startled Horse by Mark Delf loop from Rocester

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West Midlands Region

East Staffordshire

Staffordshire County Boundary – Startled Horse by Mark Delf loop from Rocester

Moderate

3

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Staffordshire County Boundary – Startled Horse by Mark Delf loop from Rocester

02:56

11.2km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

661 m

Fossor Sculpture, Rocester

Highlight • Monument

To the north of where the River Churnet flows into the River Dove, is the historic village of Rocester. It was home to one of Richard Arkwright's water mills during …

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2

1.31 km

Rapeseed Field Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

There didn't seem to be a path where it showed up on the app so I had to follow the old tractor tracks through the grabbing rapeseed.

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5.12 km

Brickyard Plantation

Forest

4

6.00 km

St Mary and St Barlacus Church, Norbury

Highlight • Religious Site

The present church is the third one on this site, the first being Anglo-Saxon and the second a Late Norman church. This second church was built c. 1179 by John Fitzherbert, 3rd Lord of Norbury and dedicated to St Barlacus.

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5

6.86 km

Staffordshire County Boundary

Highlight • Other

6

10.1 km

Startled Horse by Mark Delf

Highlight • Monument

Startled Horse by Mark Delf. One of the statues on the sculpture trail around the JCB lake.

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7

10.5 km

Flying Birds Sculpture at JCB Lake

Highlight • Lake

The JCB factory west of Rocester has worked hard to incorporate itself into the landscape. The site includes parkland and an ornamental lake which is open to the public and …

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B

11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

3.33 km

2.60 km

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.91 km

3.21 km

1.96 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

49 %

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