Brindley Heath
Parish in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.74, -1.975 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 01 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01889 (Rugely) |
Brindley Heath is a small civil parish on the edge of the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Staffordshire, England, characterised by stretches of heathland and mixed woodland that are popular for walking, cycling and birdwatching. The landscape links into the wider Chase, with well‑used trails, pockets of open gorse and acid grassland and a strong sense of rural edge despite being close to larger settlements.
The area has an interesting history as the site of a former military training camp (often associated with nearby Hednesford) and sits within a wider district shaped by coal‑mining and wartime activity; traces of concrete bases and local memorials nod to that past. Today it is largely residential and semi‑rural, with a small, engaged local community and easy access to neighbouring towns such as Rugeley for shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Brindley Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Derby 24 miles38.6 km
- Wolverhampton 12 miles19.4 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Dudley 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Walsall 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Telford 21.7 miles34.9 km
- West Bromwich 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Solihull 23.6 miles38 km
- Burton upon Trent 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Sutton Coldfield 13.7 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Etching Hill & the Heath Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Hednesford Pye Green Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Rugeley Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Brereton & Ravenhill Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Rawnsley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Brereton and Ravenhill Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Western Springs Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hednesford Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Hednesford Green Heath Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Upper Longdon Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cannock Wood Built-up area 3 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Brindley Heath
WS12 0QP, WS15 2TX, WS12 0PJ, WS12 4RB, WS12 4RQ, WS15 1QN, WS15 2UA, WS12 4PP, WS15 2UG … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 21.9 miles35.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 27.8 miles44.7 km
- Rugeley Town Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Hednesford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Brindley Heath Ad
- The Barns 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Moat House 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Weston Hall 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 5.3 miles8.4 km
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 7.4 miles12 km
- Saracens Head 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Swan Hotel, Stafford, Staffordshire 4 7.5 miles12 km
- The Littleton Arms 6 miles9.7 km
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Acton Hill Estate 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles19 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles19 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Sutton Park Estate 13.4 miles21.5 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km