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United Kingdom
England
West Midlands Region
Staffordshire
Lichfield
Colton

Brindley Bank Aqueduct – The Site of the Bloody Steps loop from Colton

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Hiking trails & Routes
United Kingdom
England
West Midlands Region
Staffordshire
Lichfield
Colton

Brindley Bank Aqueduct – The Site of the Bloody Steps loop from Colton

Moderate

4.0

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Brindley Bank Aqueduct – The Site of the Bloody Steps loop from Colton

02:00

7.75km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

152 m

Colton House

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Colton House has the style of a property built in the early 18th Century probably built about 1720.
But there does not appear to be any evidence as to who …

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2.02 km

Brindley Bank Aqueduct

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3

2.07 km

The Site of the Bloody Steps

Highlight • River

The site of the ‘Bloody’ steps, just visible behind the large tree on the opposite side of the towpath.

The site of the 'Bloody Steps', is on the Trent & …

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2.36 km

Good towpath

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2.77 km

6

3.32 km

Grave of John Parsons Cook

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The grave of John Parsons Cook, for whose murder Dr William Palmer, 'the Rugeley Poisoner', was hanged.

Apparently, though, no amount of building to the glory of God could deliver …

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7

3.34 km

St Augustine's Church

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This is St Augustine's church, which was opened in 1823 by the Bishop of Chester. It was built as a replacement for the original parish church, which had become too …

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8

3.41 km

Christina Collins' Grave

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The headstone to Christina Collins' grave.
She was murdered on the Trent and Mersey Canal by boatmen.


The site of the 'Bloody Steps', is on the Trent & Mersey canal, …

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7.75 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.65 km

2.27 km

1.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.62 km

2.67 km

844 m

378 m

125 m

105 m

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