Gospel Ash
Built-up area in South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.519, -2.256 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 82 91 |
Gospel Ash is a small rural hamlet in the district of South Staffordshire, in Staffordshire, England, sitting close to the boundary with the West Midlands. It is characterised by narrow lanes, hedgerows and pockets of woodland, with scattered cottages and farmsteads rather than a compact village centre; the surrounding landscape is typically low-lying Staffordshire countryside that encourages walking and country pursuits.
The place-name likely hints at a historic meeting point - literally a “gospel” preached beneath an ash tree - so there are echoes of nonconformist or open‑air religious activity in its past. Economically it has long been agricultural, though today many residents commute to nearby towns such as Wolverhampton for work, and socially it functions as a quiet, close‑knit community that relies on larger neighbouring villages and market towns for services and amenities.
Postcode districts covering Gospel Ash
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Wolverhampton 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Dudley 7 miles11.2 km
- Walsall 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Telford 14.3 miles23.1 km
- West Bromwich 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Solihull 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Sutton Coldfield 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Worcester 22.3 miles36 km
- Cannock 16 miles25.8 km
- Redditch 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Stafford 20.9 miles33.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Bobbington Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Trysull Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Trysull and Seisdon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Swindon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Enville Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Seisdon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Claverley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wombourne South Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wombourne Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Himley & Swindon Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Alveley and Claverley Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Gospel Ash
DY7 5ED, DY7 5EN, DY7 5DR, DY7 5EQ, DY7 5EH, DY7 5EE, DY7 5DY, DY7 5EJ, DY7 5EL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 21.9 miles35.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 44.5 miles71.5 km
- Hampton Loade Railway Station 6 miles9.6 km
- Stourbridge Town Railway Station 6.6 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Gospel Ash Ad
- A Park View Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Old Vicarage 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf Wolverhampton 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Falcon Hotel & Restaurant 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Parlors Hall Hotel 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Ely House Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Holiday Inn Wolverhampton - Racecourse 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Redwings Lodge Wolverhampton Central 3 7 miles11.3 km
Local points of interest
- Davenport House Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles12 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Aggborough Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wyre Forest Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Madeley Court Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 15.5 miles25 km