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 miles
- Wolverhampton 9.7 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.3 miles
- Dudley 14.9 miles
- Walsall 9.3 miles
- Telford 20.2 miles
- West Bromwich 12.2 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 23.6 miles
- Solihull 22.1 miles
- Burton upon Trent 16.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 12.6 miles
- Cannock 0.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hednesford Green Heath Ward 0.7 miles
- Chadsmoor Ward 0.8 miles
- Cannock Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Hednesford Pye Green Ward 1.1 miles
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Parish 1.2 miles
- Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Ward 1.3 miles
- Hawks Green with Rumer Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Rawnsley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Huntington Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cannock Park & Old Fallow Ward 1.6 miles
- Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley Ward 1.7 miles
- Brindley Heath Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Hednesford
WS12 4GJ, WS12 1UF, WS12 4HN, WS12 4EU, WS12 2FZ, WS12 4SB, WS12 1QW, WS12 4XD, WS12 2YT … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 29.4 miles
- Hednesford Railway Station 0 miles
- Cannock Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Hednesford Ad
- The Barns 3 1.7 miles
- The Moat House 4 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North - Cannock 4 2.7 miles
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 3.5 miles
- Spread Eagle, Gailey by Marston's Inns 5.7 miles
- Oak Farm Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 5.8 miles
- The Littleton Arms 4.9 miles
- Weston Hall 9.2 miles
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.5 miles
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 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 6.1 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 7.5 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 9.7 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 12.2 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 13.9 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 14 miles