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 miles
- Derby 20.4 miles
- Wolverhampton 14.8 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.6 miles
- Dudley 18.9 miles
- Walsall 12 miles
- West Bromwich 14.9 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.8 miles
- Solihull 22.7 miles
- Burton upon Trent 10.7 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 12.3 miles
- Nuneaton 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Armitage with Handsacre Parish 0.5 miles
- Longdon Built-up area 1 mile
- Hill Ridware Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Upper Longdon Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Mavesyn Ridware Parish 2 miles
- Brereton and Ravenhill Parish 2.2 miles
- King's Bromley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Brereton & Ravenhill Ward 2.4 miles
- Blithbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Colton & the Ridwares Ward 2.6 miles
- Hamstall Ridware Parish 2.6 miles
- Curborough and Elmhurst Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Handsacre and Armitage
WS15 4TD, WS15 4DR, WS15 4DB, WS15 4BE, WS15 4TT, WS15 4HD, WS15 4TZ, WS15 4TS, WS15 4EQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 23.6 miles
- Rugeley Town Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Rugeley Trent Valley Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Handsacre and Armitage Ad
- The Hedgehog by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.4 miles
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 4 miles
- Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent 4 6.8 miles
- The Barns 3 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Lichfield 3 6.3 miles
- Best Western Lichfield City Centre the George Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 6.6 miles
- The Moat House 4 9.4 miles
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 9.5 miles
- Riverside Hotel Branston by Greene King Inns 4 9.3 miles
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 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 4.9 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 8.5 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 8.9 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 9.3 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 10.6 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 10.9 miles
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 11.4 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 12 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 12.1 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 13 miles