Flash
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Manchester Woodford Airport (12 mi) - Manchester Airport (17 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (37 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (38 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (42 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (48 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (52 mi)
- Coventry Airport (61 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 125 mi)
- Bramall Park Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- High Legh Park Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Hallamshire Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Flixton Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- North Manchester Golf Course (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Swinton Park Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Whitefield Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Stand Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Bury Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.202 and -1.964 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 12' 5" and W -1° 57' 49"
- 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: 04:04 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:29 am and 8:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Explore Flash
Flash in Staffordshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 140 mi (or 226 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Flash is now 04:04 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Flash, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Woodford Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), North-West. 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 42 mi (or 68 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pott Shrigley, Bollington, Disley, Prestbury and Adlington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
9°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BUXTON LEE WOOD HOTEL
Palace Hotel Buxton
The Stanley Arms
Old Hall
The Portland Hotel
Buxton
Staden Grange Country House
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Stoxkarts on board action from Buxton Speedway
On Board with #27 Chris Butcher - 2 races from buxton (front view) and 2 action clips (rear view).
Bike and Trike trip, for Chernobyl Children 11-08-2013 - Setting Off
Setting off from "The Winking Man" pub, Buxton Road, Upper Hulme, Derbyshire UK.
The Roaches Peak District, Panasonic HC-X900
A beautiful walk over The Roaches in the Peak District. Starting at Rock Hall near Upper Hulme, working our way around the side and coming up onto the top of The Roaches and going to the summit...
Stationary Engine Crank Up At The Winking Man (April 2013)
This video was recorded at the vintage rally held at 'The Winking Man' public house near Buxton in Derbyshire.
Peak Punisher Climb to Flash
Just a few seconds of lung-busting pain from the climb up to Flash village, the highest village in England during the inaugural Peak Punisher Cyclosportive. Fabulous, Wish I'd done it too!
Flash to Thorncliffe part1
A great drive in the peak district.
Peak District - Wild Camping - Axe Edge Moor
A video i've stitched together from my walk and eventual wild camp in the western Peak District. I walked from Flash to Three Shire Heads, the Cat & Fiddle, Shining Tor, Cats Tor, down into...
A54 (Peak District) - Bosley to Buxton (Part 2) - Front View with Rearview Mirror
The A54 runs from the A51 at Tarvin to the east of Chester, to the A53 near Buxton, a distance of 42.0 miles (67.6km). It runs through the towns of Winsford, Middlewich, Holmes Chapel and Congleton...
Knotbury - Three Shire Heads (ORPA, W-E-S)
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Nathan at Old Trafford (2)
A young Grimsby Town (MARINER'S) fan amonst the near 74000 record attendance at Old Trafford for a friendly match on 1/08/07 (Score: 2-3)
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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.
The Roaches
The Roaches (from the French les roches - the rocks) is the name given to a prominent rocky ridge situated above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Peak District of England. The ridge with its spectacular rock formations rises steeply to 505 m . Along with Ramshaw Rocks and Hen Cloud they form a gritstone escarpment, which is very popular with hikers, rock climbers and freerunners. It is often very busy especially at weekends.
Flash, Staffordshire
Flash is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands, England, and the Peak District National Park. It is recognised by the Ordnance Survey as the highest altitude village in the United Kingdom. It was an early centre for Wesleyanism.
Cat and Fiddle Inn
The Cat and Fiddle Inn is the second-highest inn or public house in England (the Tan Hill Inn being the highest). The inn is situated on the eastern fringes of Cheshire in the Peak District National Park on the A537 road just west of the Derbyshire/Cheshire county boundary, on the western side of Axe Edge Moor. It is at an elevation ofBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 1,689*0.3048/1 | 1-2 }} metres (1,689 ft) above sea level .
Axe Edge Moor
Axe Edge Moor is the major moorland southwest of Buxton in the Peak District. It is mainly gritstone (Namurian shale and sandstone). Its highest point (551 metres) is at grid reference SK035706. This is slightly lower than Shining Tor (which is some 5 kilometres to the northwest, across the modest dip of the incipient Goyt Valley). The moor is the source of the River Dove, River Manifold, River Dane, River Wye and River Goyt. It boasts England's second-highest public house.
Quarnford
Quarnford is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 244. The village is in the Peak District, between Buxton and Leek. The village (as opposed to the parish) is known by the name "Flash" and is the highest village in Britain, being some 1518 ft above sea level. The local church of St. Paul's was built starting in 1743, its graveyard contains graves dating back to at least 1791.
Cat and Fiddle Road
The Cat and Fiddle is a road in England between Buxton, Derbyshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire, named after the public house at its summit. Formed by parts of the A537, A54 and A53, it is famous for its scenic views across the Greater Manchester conurbation, the Peak District National Park and the Cheshire Plain and for its many bends. It is extremely popular with motorcyclists, and is often classed as the most dangerous road in the UK.
Cheeks Hill
Cheeks Hill is a hill on Axe Edge Moor in the Peak District, England. It lies just south of the Cat and Fiddle Road near Buxton, and forms part of the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. It is the highest and most northerly point in Staffordshire at 520 metres high.
Three Shire Head
Three Shire Head (also known as Three Shire's Head, Three Shires Head, Three Shire Heads) is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet, at UK grid reference SK009685, or {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:53.213|-1.987|region:GB_type:landmark|||||| | |name= }}. It is on the River Dane, which marks the Cheshire border in this area.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Flash.
- Pott Shrigley
- Bollington
- Disley
- Prestbury
- Adlington
- Eaton
- Mottram St. Andrew
- Siddington
- Stockport
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Mossley
- Bradley
- Ringway
- Rodsley
- Yeldersley
- Shirley
- Mobberley
- Oldham
- Peover Superior
- Manchester
- Ashley
- Meltham
- Matlock
- Bradfield
- Stafford
- Stretford
- Salford
- Weston
- Rochdale
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Flash
