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 miles
- Derby 24 miles
- Wolverhampton 12 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 20.7 miles
- Dudley 17.2 miles
- Walsall 11.2 miles
- Telford 21.7 miles
- West Bromwich 14.2 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.3 miles
- Solihull 23.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 14.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Etching Hill & the Heath Ward 0.8 miles
- Hednesford Pye Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Rugeley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Brereton & Ravenhill Ward 2 miles
- Rawnsley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Brereton and Ravenhill Parish 2.2 miles
- Western Springs Ward 2.3 miles
- Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley Ward 2.3 miles
- Hednesford Parish 2.4 miles
- Hednesford Green Heath Ward 2.4 miles
- Upper Longdon Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cannock Wood Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Brindley Heath
WS12 4PR, WS12 4GQ, WS12 0QW, WS15 2NF, WS15 2UA, WS15 1QP, WS12 4RG, WS15 2TZ, WS12 0QP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 21.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 27.8 miles
- Rugeley Town Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Hednesford Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Brindley Heath Ad
- Travelodge Rugeley 3 2 miles
- The Moat House 4 5.2 miles
- The Olde Peculiar 3 4.5 miles
- Premier Inn Rugeley 3 2.3 miles
- The Barns Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Cannock Norton Canes M6 Toll 3 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 5.9 miles
- The Swan Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- The Hen House 2.4 miles
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 6.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 4.5 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 5.4 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 5.8 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 7.6 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 11.8 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 13.4 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 14.2 miles