Handsacre and Armitage
Built-up area in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.74, -1.873 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 08 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01889 (Rugely) |
The neighbouring villages of Handsacre and Armitage sit in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, just a few miles north of Rugeley and within easy reach of the Trent & Mersey Canal and the wooded open spaces of Cannock Chase. The canal and nearby river corridors give the area a mix of attractive waterside walking, boating activity and pockets of older riverside cottages alongside more modern housing.
Armitage retains a more traditional village feel with historic lanes and a parish atmosphere, while Handsacre is slightly more suburban, having expanded around 19th- and 20th-century transport links. The local economy is largely residential and service-based, with commuters using good road and rail links to larger centres, plus a lively community life of clubs, pubs, a primary school and occasional village events that keep the places sociable and connected.
Postcode districts covering Handsacre and Armitage
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Derby 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Wolverhampton 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Dudley 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Walsall 12 miles19.3 km
- West Bromwich 14.9 miles24 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Solihull 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Burton upon Trent 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sutton Coldfield 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Nuneaton 22 miles35.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Armitage with Handsacre Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Longdon Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Hill Ridware Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Upper Longdon Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mavesyn Ridware Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Brereton and Ravenhill Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- King's Bromley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Brereton & Ravenhill Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Blithbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Colton & the Ridwares Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Hamstall Ridware Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Curborough and Elmhurst Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Handsacre and Armitage
WS15 4BE, WS15 4AL, WS15 4DH, WS15 4HG, WS15 4ER, WS15 4AJ, WS15 4DR, WS15 4HR, WS15 4UP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.5 miles32.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 23.6 miles38 km
- Rugeley Town Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Rugeley Trent Valley Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Handsacre and Armitage Ad
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Best Western Lichfield City Centre the George Hotel 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Barns 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Lichfield 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ibis Styles Burton on Trent 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Moat House 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Handsacre and Armitage
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primary
- The Croft Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 3.7 miles6 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Acton Hill Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- Sutton Park Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 13 miles21 km