Hednesford
Parish in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.71, -2.003 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 99 12 |
| Dialling code: | 01543 (Cannock) |
The parish of Hednesford sits on the northern edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, England. It benefits from immediate access to the Chase’s open heathland and pine woodland - a popular recreational and wildlife area with a strong sense of landscape and history as a former military training ground.
Once a 19th- and early 20th-century coal-mining community, Hednesford still bears that industrial heritage even after colliery closures and subsequent regeneration. The local economy now mixes retail and light industry with a sizeable commuter population using rail links into Birmingham and nearby centres, while community groups and small heritage initiatives keep the town’s social and historic identity alive.
Postcode districts covering Hednesford
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Wolverhampton 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Dudley 14.9 miles24 km
- Walsall 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Telford 20.2 miles32.5 km
- West Bromwich 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 23.6 miles38 km
- Solihull 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Burton upon Trent 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Sutton Coldfield 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Cannock 0.9 miles1.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Hednesford Green Heath Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Chadsmoor Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Cannock Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hednesford Pye Green Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hawks Green with Rumer Hill Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rawnsley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Huntington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cannock Park & Old Fallow Ward 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brindley Heath Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Hednesford
WS12 4GG, WS12 4HS, WS12 4SJ, WS12 4SS, WS12 4LJ, WS12 4WS, WS12 4FX, WS12 4SW, WS12 4EA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.7 miles33.3 km
- East Midlands Airport 29.4 miles47.3 km
- Hednesford Railway Station 0 miles0.1 km
- Cannock Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
Hotels near Hednesford Ad
- The Barns 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Moat House 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North - Cannock 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Oak Farm Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Littleton Arms 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Hednesford
- Hednesford Valley High School Special
- Kingsmead School Secondary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Pye Green Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Staffordshire University Academy Secondary
- West Hill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Acton Hill Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 14 miles22.5 km