Oakamoor
Parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.002, -1.927 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 04 44 |
| Dialling code: | 01538 (Ipstones) |
Oakamoor is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, set on the banks of the River Churnet in the scenic Churnet Valley. The valley’s wooded slopes and limestone features make it popular with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts, and the village is within easy reach of the Peak District and attractions such as Alton Towers.
Historically Oakamoor had a strong industrial character centred on a copperworks and the railway that served it, and traces of that industrial heritage sit alongside a largely rural community today. Visitors and locals enjoy riverside paths, birdwatching and the nearby remnants of industrial archaeology, giving the place a quiet, working‑countryside feel with a sense of local history.
Postcode districts covering Oakamoor
Most populated places nearby
- Derby 19.8 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 9.6 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 13.4 miles
- Burton upon Trent 18.1 miles
- Cannock 21.2 miles
- Crewe 22.6 miles
- Stafford 15.4 miles
- Macclesfield 19.8 miles
- Swadlincote 21.8 miles
- Lichfield 22.4 miles
- Kidsgrove 14.4 miles
- Burntwood 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Churnet Ward 1.7 miles
- Farley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Kingsley Holt Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Alton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ramshorn Parish 2.3 miles
- Cotton Parish 2.4 miles
- Cheadle South East Ward 2.5 miles
- Cheadle North East Ward 2.6 miles
- Kingsley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cheadle Built-up area 3 miles
- Wootton Parish 3.3 miles
- Checkley Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Oakamoor
ST10 3BD, ST10 3DB, ST10 3BA, ST10 3DL, ST10 3AF, ST10 3AG, ST10 3DX, ST10 3AD, ST10 3AA … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 27.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 28.3 miles
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 2 miles
- Consall Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Oakamoor Ad
- The Duncombe Arms 4.3 miles
- Whiston Hall 1.5 miles
- Stables Ashbourne 8.1 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 7.6 miles
- The Silk House 8.2 miles
- Weathervane Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 7 miles
- Bank House Hotel 3 7.6 miles
Schools in Oakamoor
- The Faber Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Valley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 9 miles
- Greaves's Wood Forest 9.8 miles
- East Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 10.7 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 10.8 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 11.3 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 11.5 miles
- Swithamley Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 13.5 miles