Ramshorn
Parish in East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.007, -1.873 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 08 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01538 (Ipstones) |
Ramshorn is a small, predominantly rural civil parish in East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, characterised by a patchwork of arable fields, hedgerows and narrow country lanes rather than any large settlement. Its economy is largely agricultural with a handful of farms and converted rural properties, and the quiet landscape attracts people who commute to nearby towns while enjoying a low‑density, village‑edge lifestyle.
Historically the area has deep roots typical of Staffordshire parishes, with place‑names and field patterns reflecting medieval and later farming traditions; there are a few historic buildings and farmsteads that hint at that past. Community life is modest and local, often organised around parish meetings and events that focus on conservation of the countryside, rural services and maintaining a sense of place amid gradual change.
Postcode districts covering Ramshorn
Most populated places nearby
- Derby 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 11.8 miles19 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Burton upon Trent 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Chesterfield 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Cannock 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Crewe 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Stafford 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Macclesfield 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Swadlincote 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Ilkeston 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Lichfield 22.4 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Farley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cotton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Stanton Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Oakamoor Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ellastone Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Alton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stramshall & Weaver Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Waterhouses Built-up area 3 miles4.7 km
- Denstone Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Blore with Swinscoe Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Churnet Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Ramshorn
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- Manchester Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Consall Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
Hotels near Ramshorn Ad
- The Duncombe Arms 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stables Ashbourne 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Whiston Hall 3 miles4.9 km
- The White Hart Hotel 7.5 miles12 km
- Biggin Hall Country House Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Silk House 9.3 miles15 km
- Burleigh House 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bank House Hotel 3 7.5 miles12 km
- Weathervane Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Charles Cotton Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Greaves's Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- East Wood Forest 8.1 miles13 km
- Rough Wood Forest 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Job's Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Vale Park Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 14.5 miles23.3 km