Eccleshall
Built-up area in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.856, -2.251 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 83 28 |
| Population: | 2,651 |
| Dialling code: | 01785 (Stafford) |
Eccleshall is a small historic market town in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England, set on limestone ridges amid rolling countryside. It grew up around a medieval bishop’s palace - often called Eccleshall Castle - and was long associated with the bishops of Lichfield, so the compact centre still shows an old street pattern, stone buildings and a parish church with medieval roots.
Today Eccleshall has a lively village feel with independent shops, antiques dealers, cafés and a handful of traditional pubs, attracting visitors from the surrounding county. It works as a local hub for walkers and country pursuits, with farmers’ markets and community events sustaining a strong local identity alongside small-scale agriculture and artisan businesses.
Postcode districts covering Eccleshall
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 19 miles30.6 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 12 miles19.2 km
- Walsall 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Telford 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cannock 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Shrewsbury 23.5 miles37.7 km
- Crewe 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Stafford 7 miles11.3 km
- Tipton 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Bloxwich 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Lichfield 21.4 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Chebsey Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ellenhall Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Coldmeece Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Woodseaves Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Yarnfield and Cold Meece Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Ranton Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Yarnfield Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Seighford Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- High Offley Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Cold Norton Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Standon Parish 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Whitgreave Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Eccleshall
ST21 6JZ, ST21 6DP, ST21 6DW, ST21 6EH, ST21 6AZ, ST21 6EF, ST21 6JJ, ST21 6FA, ST21 6SR … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 34.4 miles55.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Norton Bridge Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stone Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Schools in Eccleshall
- Bishop Lonsdale C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Springfield House Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Acton Hill Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 12 miles19.2 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Vale Park Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 16.8 miles27.1 km