Rudyard
Built-up area in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.121, -2.078 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 94 58 |
Rudyard is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, set beside Rudyard Lake, a long reservoir on the River Churnet in the Churnet Valley and within easy reach of Leek. The lakeside and surrounding countryside give the area a pleasant mix of rolling moorland and wooded walking routes popular with day-trippers and local ramblers.
The lake was created as a reservoir for the Caldon Canal during the Industrial Revolution and later became a Victorian leisure spot; that heritage survives in attractions such as the preserved Rudyard Lake Steam Railway and waterside promenades. The village is also famously linked to the writer Rudyard Kipling, who was named after the lake, and today the local economy relies largely on tourism, outdoor recreation and small-scale rural services.
Postcode districts covering Rudyard
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Stockport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 10 miles16.1 km
- Crewe 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Stafford 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Macclesfield 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Sale 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Northwich 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Stretford 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Altrincham 21.8 miles35 km
- Wilmslow 15.6 miles25.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Horton Parish 0.7 miles1 km
- Leek West Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Leek North Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Leek Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Biddulph Moor Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Longsdon Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Leek South Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rushton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Endon and Stanley Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Leek East Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Heaton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Birchall Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Rudyard
ST13 8RR, ST13 8RW, ST13 8RN, ST13 8RQ, ST13 8RL, ST13 8PG, ST13 8RB, ST13 8RU, ST13 8UX … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 35.1 miles56.6 km
- Cheddleton Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Congleton Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Rudyard Ad
- Hotel Rudyard 0.2 miles0.3 km
- The Silk House 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Alexandra Court Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Lion & Swan Hotel 5 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Manor House Hotel & Spa, Alsager 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Burleigh House 7 miles11.2 km
- Potbank Aparthotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Whiston Hall 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Stoke on Trent 4 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Rudyard
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special
- Horton St Michael's C of E First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Vale Park Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 8.7 miles14 km
- Somerford Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Crewe Hall Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Springfield House Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 15 miles24.1 km