Warslow and Elkstones
Parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
Within Peak District National Park
| Coordinates: | 53.128, -1.886 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 07 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01538 (Ipstones) |
Warslow and Elkstones sits high on the northern edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England, occupying a quiet, upland landscape of rolling moors, drystone walls and scattered gritstone and limestone farmsteads. The parish enjoys wide, open views and easy access to popular walking country on the fringe of the Peak District, with lanes that feel remote and a patchwork of rough pasture and heather typical of the area.
Locally the economy remains rooted in hill farming, with tourism and holiday lets providing a useful supplement, and the built environment reflects several centuries of rural life in the form of stone cottages, chapels and converted barns. Community life is small-scale but active, centred on village facilities and seasonal events, and the place has a quietly historic feel from its agricultural heritage and long-standing network of field boundaries and tracks.
Postcode districts covering Warslow and Elkstones
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Derby 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Stockport 22.4 miles36 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Burton upon Trent 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Chesterfield 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Crewe 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Stafford 24 miles38.6 km
- Macclesfield 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Wilmslow 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Glossop 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Manifold Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Butterton Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Fawfieldhead Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Wetton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Onecote Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Grindon Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sheen Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Heathylee Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Alstonefield Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hartington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hartington Town Quarter Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hamps Valley Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Warslow and Elkstones
SK17 0LS, SK17 0JJ, SK17 0JU, SK17 0JH, SK17 0JF, SK17 0JR, SK17 0JL, SK17 0JS, SK17 0LW … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 22.4 miles36 km
- East Midlands Airport 31 miles49.9 km
- Cheddleton Railway Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Consall Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Warslow and Elkstones Ad
- Biggin Hall Country House Hotel 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Silk House 6 miles9.7 km
- Stables Ashbourne 9.8 miles15.8 km
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Rafters at Riverside House Hotel 5 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Ashford Arms 4 10 miles16.1 km
- Hotel Rudyard 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Ensana Buxton Crescent 5 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Whiston Hall 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Old Hall Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Warslow and Elkstones
- Manifold C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Job's Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Rough Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.6 km
- East Wood Forest 13 miles21 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Vale Park Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 14.6 miles23.5 km