Alton Towers
Alton Towers Resort, commonly referred to as Alton Towers, is a theme park, water park, and hotel complex in the county of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainments in the United Kingdom.
Cheadle /ˈtʃiːdəl/ is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it borders Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green and Cheadle Heath in Stockport, and East Didsbury in Manchester. In 2001 it had a population of 14,261. The ward includes Gatley and by the 2011 census the overall population had increased only slightly to 14,698.
Population: 12,158
Latitude: 52° 58' 59.99" N
Longitude: -1° 58' 59.99" W
Alton Towers Resort, commonly referred to as Alton Towers, is a theme park, water park, and hotel complex in the county of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It is the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainments in the United Kingdom.
Stoke-on-Trent (/stoʊk ɒn trɛnt/; often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2).
A mausoleum^ is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb…
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains most of the northern Midlands around and east of Birmingham.
The Shugborough Inscription is a sequence of letters - O U O S V A V V, between the letters D M - carved on the 18th-century Shepherd's Monument in the grounds of Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire, England, below a mirror image of Nicolas Poussin's …
The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City F.C.. It has space for 27,743 spectators (reduced from 28,384 due to segregation). The stadium was built in 1997 at a c…
Oblivion is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in England. The ride opened as the world's first vertical drop roller coaster on 14 March 1998, amidst a large publicity campaign. It was the second in a long line of 'Secret Weapon' rollerc…
Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stoke-on-Trent Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Tristram Hunt, a member of the Labour Party.
Stoke-on-Trent South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Robert Flello, a member of the Labour Party.
Stoke-on-Trent North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Ruth Smeeth, a member of the Labour Party.
Nemesis is an inverted roller coaster located at the Alton Towers amusement park in England. The ride's concept and layout was devised by designer John Wardley.
The ST postcode area, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, is a group of 21 postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of six post towns. These postcode districts cover much of north and central Staffordshire, including Stoke-o…
Thirteen (officially stylised as TH13TEEN) is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster, on which the track and t…
Burslem is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Rita (formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed) is an Intamin accelerator coaster located in the Dark Forest area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. Open since 2005, it accelerates to 61.1 mph in 2.5 seconds. The ride is loosely based on drag …
Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District of England. The land is owned by the National Trust, and annually attracts a million visitors. The valley was cut by the River Dove and runs for just over 3 miles (5 km) between Milldale in the north and a w…
Air (abbreviation of Aerial Inversion Ride; originally stylised as air) is a steel flying roller coaster located in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It was the first flying rollercoaster manufactured by Bolliger &…