Whixall
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.907, -2.74 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 50 34 |
| Dialling code: | 01939 (Wem) |
Whixall is a small, quiet parish in north Shropshire on the edge of the Cheshire border, made up of a village and scattered hamlets with a strongly rural character. It sits close to the market town of Whitchurch and feels defined by low, flat fen-country rather than high hills, giving it a distinctive open landscape and a sense of remoteness despite good road links to nearby towns.
Its most notable features are natural and historic: the parish includes part of the internationally important bog complex known as Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, an area shaped by historic peat cutting and now the focus of conservation and bog-restoration work, with rarities of plant and bird life. The short Prees Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal and associated towpaths add recreational and heritage interest, while the local economy remains largely agricultural with some small businesses and commuters who travel to larger centres for work.
Postcode districts covering Whixall
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 19.3 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.8 miles
- Chester 20.8 miles
- Chester Castle 20.3 miles
- Shrewsbury 13.3 miles
- Crewe 17.8 miles
- Wrexham 14.4 miles
- Buckley 23.1 miles
- Winsford 21.5 miles
- Kidsgrove 24.2 miles
- Hawarden 23.1 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wem Rural Parish 2.1 miles
- Tilstock Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Prees Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Wem Urban Parish 3.6 miles
- Wem Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Bronington Parish 3.8 miles
- Prees Higher Heath Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Welshampton Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Bronington and Hanmer Ward 4.3 miles
- Loppington Parish 4.4 miles
- Welshampton and Lyneal Parish 4.4 miles
- Whitchurch Rural Parish 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Whixall
SY13 2QU, SY13 2QS, SY13 2NJ, SY13 2NE, SY13 2PS, SY13 2QA, SY13 2RP, SY13 2SF, SY13 2QF … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 36.4 miles
- Prees Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Wem Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Whixall Ad
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 5.7 miles
- The Old Rectory 3 3.4 miles
- The Bear Inn 4 7.8 miles
- Pepper Street Rooms 4.9 miles
- The Lion at Malpas 4 7.8 miles
- Ellesmere Hotel 6.4 miles
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 5.3 miles
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 4.8 miles
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort 4 5.7 miles
Schools in Whixall
- Whixall C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Whattal Castle Historic site 5.1 miles
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 8 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 10.4 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 12 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 12.1 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 12.1 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 13.5 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 13.7 miles
- Erddig Country house 13.8 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 14.2 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 14.3 miles