Dunston
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Birmingham International Airport (25 mi) - East Midlands Airport (33 mi)
- Coventry Airport (37 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (41 mi)
- Manchester Airport (42 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (47 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (51 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (59 mi)
- RAF Fairford (75 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Calderfields Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Fulford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Kings Norton Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Brookfield Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Bewdley Pines (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Kidderminster Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Copt Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Little Lakes Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Burlish Park Golf Course (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Dudley Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.750 and -2.100 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 45' 0" and W -2° 5' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:49 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Dunston
Dunston in Staffordshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 120 mi (or 193 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Dunston is now 06:49 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Dunston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), North-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stafford, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Albrighton and Tong. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn BIRMINGHAM NORTH - CANNOCK
Moat House
Mercure Stafford South Hatherton House Hotel
Wyndale Guesthouse
The Swan
Oak Farm Hotel
Best Western Tillington Hall
Roman Way
JCT.13 Holiday Inn Express STAFFORD M6
TRAVELODGE STAFFORD CENTRAL
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Driving On The M6 Motorway From J12 Telford To J13 Penkridge, Staffordshire, England
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Stafford rail crash (1996)
On 8 March 1996, a Travelling Post Office mail train hauled by a Rail Express Systems British Rail Class 86 electric locomotive (no 86239) collided with a section of a freight train that had derailed on the adjacent line and fouled the path of the TPO mail train at Rickerscote just south of Stafford. One person, a mail sorter was killed in the crash, and twenty two others including the driver of the mail train were injured.
Penkridge railway station
Penkridge railway station is a station serving the town of Penkridge in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Birmingham branch of the West Coast Main Line. To the north, the line continues towards Stafford. To the south, the line continues towards the city of Wolverhampton. The station is operated by London Midland, who run all of its train services.
Acton Trussell and Bednall
Acton Trussell and Bednall is a civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. As the name indicates, it contains the two villages Acton Trussell and Bednall.
Penkridge Viaduct
Penkridge Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Coast Main Line where it crosses the River Penk and Levedale Road near the town of Penkridge, Staffordshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It was built in 1837 on the Grand Junction Railway. The engineer was Joseph Locke and the contractor was Thomas Brassey. It was Brassey's first successful bid for a contract and the cost of the viaduct was £6,000.
Dunston, Staffordshire
Dunston is a small village in England lying on the west side of the A449 trunk road about 3 miles south of Stafford, close to Junction 13 of the M6 motorway. It lies at roughly 300 feet (98 m) above sea level.
Pillaton Hall
Pillaton Hall was an historic house located in Pillaton, Staffordshire, just outside of Penkridge, England. For more than two centuries it was the seat of the Littleton family, a family of local landowners and politicians. The 15th century gatehouse is the main surviving structure of medieval Pillaton Hall. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building. Attached to the Gatehouse to the east is the chapel formerly dedicated to Saint Modwen.
Teddesley Hall
Teddesley Hall was a large Georgian country house located close to Penkridge in Staffordshire, now demolished. It was the main seat firstly of the Littleton Baronets and then of the Barons Hatherton. The site today retains considerable traces of the hall, gardens and other buildings, while the former home farm remains a working farm.
History of Penkridge
Penkridge is a market town and parish in Staffordshire with a history stretching back to the Anglo-Saxon period. A religious as well as a commercial centre, it was originally centred on the Collegiate Church of St. Michael and All Angels, a chapel royal and royal peculiar that maintained its independence until the Reformation.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Dunston.
- Stafford
- Wolverhampton
- Walsall
- Albrighton
- Tong
- Dudley
- Oldbury
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Newport
- Ryton
- Chetwynd
- Birmingham
- Madeley
- Telford
- Romsley
- Eyton upon the Weald Moors
- Wellington
- Market Drayton
- Chorlton
- Weston
- Tidbury Green
- Stoke upon Tern
- Eaton
- Dickens Heath
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Rodsley
- Solihull
- Cheswick Green
- Shirley
- Bickenhill
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Dunston
