Hinstock
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.836, -2.455 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 69 26 |
| Population: | 861 |
| Dialling code: | 01630 (Market Drayton) |
Hinstock is a small, rural village in Shropshire, England, set among the rolling farmland of north‑east Shropshire and a few miles west of Market Drayton. It feels typically English in scale and character, with a village church, hall and local pub forming the social heart and a village primary school serving the local community.
The village has a quiet agricultural economy but also a wartime footnote in the form of a nearby former RAF satellite airfield used during the Second World War, and many residents now commute to larger towns for work. Community events, local clubs and the rural landscape make it a steady, community‑minded place rather than a tourist centre.
Postcode districts covering Hinstock
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 21.7 miles35 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Telford 11.2 miles18 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Cannock 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Shrewsbury 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Crewe 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Stafford 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Bloxwich 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Winsford 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Kidsgrove 19.5 miles31.5 km
- Burntwood 25 miles40.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Child's Ercall Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Cheswardine Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Stoke upon Tern Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rosehill Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Chetwynd Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Chipnall Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Sutton upon Tern Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Adbaston Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Tibberton Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Edgmond Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Tibberton and Cherrington Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ternhill Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Hinstock
TF9 2TB, TF9 2UG, TF9 2SN, TF9 2NX, TF9 2TE, TF9 2UD, TF9 2UH, TF9 2SW, TF9 2TA … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 36.5 miles58.8 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 38.1 miles61.3 km
- Wellington Railway Station 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Oakengates Railway Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Hinstock Ad
- The Bear Inn 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Hadley Park House Hotel 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Hinstock
- Hinstock Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Springfield House Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Attingham Estate 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 14 miles22.5 km
- Madeley Court Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Acton Hill Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 16 miles25.7 km