Staffordshire Walks, Acton Trussell

A 4.5m circular walk in March 2006 from near Acton Bridge via the Trig Point (99m), the Church of St James, a section of the Staffs Way to Parkgate Bridge, and back along the Staffs and Worcs Canal to Shut Hill Bridge and Acton Bridge.

We had started the walk near Acton Bridge on the Staffs and Worcs Canal and went in search of the Acton Trussell Trig Point (99m). The footpath from Acton Trussell Farm was the only footpath in this grid square! The path ended at the rear of a housing estate as shown in the picture, but another gate onto a ploughed field allowed access to the Trig.

"The church of ST. James, Acton Trussell, stands a quarter of a mile south of the village. Before the middle of the 19th century it was approached by a footpath only. The original structure dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, but the church was enlarged and partly rebuilt in 1870 under the direction of G. E. Street. It now consists of a structurally undivided nave and chancel, a south porch, and a combined vestry and organ chamber."

"The church of ST. James, Acton Trussell, stands a quarter of a mile south of the village. Before the middle of the 19th century it was approached by a footpath only. The original structure dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, but the church was enlarged and partly rebuilt in 1870 under the direction of G. E. Street. It now consists of a structurally undivided nave and chancel, a south porch, and a combined vestry and organ chamber."