Kingsley
Built-up area in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.019, -1.984 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 01 46 |
| Population: | 716 |
| Dialling code: | 01538 (Ipstones) |
Kingsley is a small rural village set in the undulating countryside of the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. Perched on the edge of upland farmland and heath, it offers easy access to walking country and views that sweep towards the Peak District, while still being within reach of market towns such as Leek and Biddulph. The settlement retains a traditional feel with stone-built cottages and a compact village core that reflects its agricultural and local-craft past.
Today Kingsley has a mixed social character: long-standing farming families sit alongside commuters who travel into nearby centres like Stoke-on-Trent, and community life often revolves around the village hall, local pub and seasonal events. The area’s economy remains largely rural with some small-scale local businesses, and its combination of scenery and quiet community life makes it typical of the Moorlands’ quieter villages.
Postcode districts covering Kingsley
Most populated places nearby
- Derby 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 11 miles17.7 km
- Burton upon Trent 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Cannock 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Crewe 20 miles32.2 km
- Stafford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Macclesfield 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Swadlincote 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Wilmslow 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Lichfield 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Kidsgrove 11.7 miles18.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Kingsley Holt Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Cheadle North East Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Churnet Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ipstones Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Consall Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cheadle Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cheadle West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Oakamoor Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dilhorne Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Cheadle South East Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wetley Rocks Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cotton Parish 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in Kingsley
ST10 2AZ, ST10 2AN, ST10 2AQ, ST10 2AG, ST10 2DE, ST10 2DF, ST10 2AD, ST10 2AB, ST10 2BB … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 26.1 miles42 km
- East Midlands Airport 30.3 miles48.7 km
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Consall Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Kingsley Ad
- Whiston Hall 1.8 miles3 km
- The Duncombe Arms 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Burleigh House 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Silk House 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Upper House 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Hotel Rudyard 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Potbank Aparthotel 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stoke on Trent 3 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Kingsley
- St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Vale Park Stadium 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- East Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Rough Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Job's Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.3 km