Colton
Parish in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.785, -1.914 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 05 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01889 (Rugely) |
Colton is a small, rural civil parish in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Set amid rolling farmland and hedged fields, it consists of a compact village core with scattered hamlets, narrow lanes and a number of traditional farmhouses and cottages that hint at a long agricultural past.
Historically shaped by farming, the local economy now combines agriculture with residents who commute to nearby Lichfield and Birmingham. Community life is quietly village‑centred, with a parish church, a village hall and occasional local events, while the close proximity of Lichfield offers wider amenities and the feel of countryside within easy reach of the city.
Postcode districts covering Colton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Derby 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Wolverhampton 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Dudley 21 miles33.8 km
- Walsall 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Telford 25 miles40.2 km
- West Bromwich 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Burton upon Trent 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Sutton Coldfield 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Cannock 7.3 miles11.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Colton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Colton & the Ridwares Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Mavesyn Ridware Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Blithbury Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Western Springs Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Rugeley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hill Ridware Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Blithfield Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Abbots Bromley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Brereton and Ravenhill Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Brereton & Ravenhill Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Colwich Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Colton
WS15 3HG, WS15 3HN, WS15 3LT, WS15 3NA, WS15 3HF, WS15 3LL, WS15 3ND, WS15 3HE, WS15 3NE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 23.9 miles38.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Rugeley Trent Valley Railway Station 1.3 miles2 km
- Rugeley Town Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Colton Ad
- Weston Hall 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Barns 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Saracens Head 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel 8.1 miles13 km
- The Moat House 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 8.2 miles13.3 km
- The Boars Head Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Swan Hotel, Stafford, Staffordshire 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Colton
- The St. Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blithfield Hall Estate 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Acton Hill Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles19.7 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Sutton Park Estate 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles25 km