Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Dark Lantern
In or near Tixall.
Dark Lantern — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Amerton Station · 5.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Dark Lantern memorial in Stafford, Staffordshire, you can reach Amerton Station, which is approximately 5.9 km away. The postcode for the memorial is ST18 0XR, and entry is free.
About
Dark Lantern is a memorial located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cannock Chase
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A dark lantern is a candle lantern with a sliding shutter so that it may conveniently be made dark without extinguishing the candle (archaically, dark lanthorn). The term may also mean: The Dark Lantern, a 1653 poem by George Wither A Dark Lantern, a 1905 novel by Elizabeth Robins A Dark Lantern, a 1920 film based on the 1905 novel, directed by John S. Robertson The Dark Lantern, a 1951 autobiographical novel by Henry Williamson Kilowog, a 1986 DC Comics character known in one version as Dark Lantern The Beast's Dark Lantern, an object from the animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7950, -2.0239
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Tixall
- Postcode
- ST18 0XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Nearest railway station
- Amerton Station — 5.9 km
Sources
- osm: node/5169240678 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Dark lantern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dark Lantern?
- Dark Lantern is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST18 0XR), in the parish of Tixall.
- What is Dark Lantern?
- Dark Lantern — a memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Dark Lantern?
- The nearest railway station is Amerton Station, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode ST18 0XR.
- Is Dark Lantern a protected site?
- Yes — Dark Lantern is part of the Cannock Chase National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dark Lantern free to visit?
- Yes, Dark Lantern is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dark Lantern?
- The nearest railway station is Amerton Station, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ST18 0XR.