| Coordinates: | 53.107, -1.843 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 10 56 |
Wetton is a small village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, on the western edge of the Peak District National Park in England. It sits in the steep, limestone-sided Manifold Valley beside the River Manifold, an area known for dramatic limestone scarps and caves; the well-known showcave of Thor's Cave looms above the valley and draws walkers and photographers.
Historically a farming community with medieval roots, the village retains stone cottages, a village church and traces of rural industry such as old mills and lime-burning; Wetton Mill is a local focal point where the river famously sinks in drier months. Today agriculture and tourism (walkers, cyclists using former railway routes, and holiday lets) shape the economy, while nearby market towns such as Leek provide services, leaving Wetton with a quiet, community-led character popular with visitors seeking classic Peak District scenery.
Postcode districts covering Wetton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Derby 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 14.3 miles23 km
- Stockport 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Chesterfield 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Stafford 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Macclesfield 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Ilkeston 24 miles38.6 km
- Wilmslow 22.1 miles35.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Alstonefield Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Butterton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Hamps Valley Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Warslow and Elkstones Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Manifold Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Grindon Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Hartington Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Eaton and Alsop Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Hartington Town Quarter Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sheen Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Fawfieldhead Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ilam Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Wetton
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 24.7 miles39.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 28.7 miles46.2 km
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Consall Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Wetton Ad
- Biggin Hall Country House Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Stables Ashbourne 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Duncombe Arms 8.4 miles13.4 km
- The Silk House 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Rafters at Riverside House Hotel 5 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Ashford Arms 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Whiston Hall 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Hotel Rudyard 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Farmyard Inn Youlgreave 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Charles Cotton Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
Local points of interest
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Job's Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Rough Wood Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- East Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Vale Park Stadium 15 miles24.2 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 15 miles24.2 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 15.6 miles25.2 km