Four Ashes
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
52.675 and -2.122 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 52° 40' 29" and W -2° 7' 17"
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: 08:56 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:49 am and 6:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover Four Ashes

Four Ashes in Staffordshire (England) is a place in United Kingdom about 117 mi (or 188 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Four Ashes is now 08:56 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports near Four Ashes, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 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 39 mi (or 62 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wolverhampton, Stafford, Albrighton, Walsall and Tong. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 8%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 973 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Moat House

Address
5,7 mi
Lower Penkridge Road
ST17 0RJ Stafford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Oak Farm Hotel

Address
2,0 mi
Watling Street, Hatherton
WS11 1SB Cannock
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Mercure Stafford South Hatherton House Hotel

Address
3,4 mi
Pinfold Lane Penkridge
ST19 5QP STAFFORD
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Clifton Rooms

Address
3,4 mi
49 Brinsford Road
WV10 6RJ Wolverhampton
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Roman Way

Address
2,9 mi
Watling Street 1 Hatherton
WS11 1SH Cannock
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn WOLVERHAMPTON - RACECOURSE

Address
5,2 mi
Dunstall Park,Gorsebrook Road
WV6 0PE WOLVERHAMPTON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The York Hotel

Address
5,7 mi
138 Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall
WV6 0BQ Wolverhampton
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE HILTON PARK M6 SOUTHBOUND

Address
3,6 mi
MOTO SERVICE AREA, M6 MOTORWAY ESSINGTON
WV11 2AT NEAR WOLVERHAMPTON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Cannock South

Address
3,0 mi
WATLING STREET CANNOCK
WS11 1SJ CANNOCK
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Wolverhampton North

Address
5,4 mi
GREENFIELD LANE STAFFORD ROAD
WV10 6TA Wolverhampton
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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4965 Rood Aston Hall 'The City of Chester Railtour' 28/11/09

Published: November 28, 2009
Length: 14:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: MG06ZT (Keith Turner)

1Z90 - The City of Chester Railtour. Rood Ashton is seen passing Washwood Heath, a few minutes down, in the dark and dizzle! Then the tour is seen passing Gailey 'under the wires' on the...


Bixler APM2.5 GPS auto pilot FPV with Ground station

Published: July 25, 2013
Length: 02:09 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Peter King

Long range Bixler FPV setup with an APM2.5 GPS system and long range 3DR Radio telemetry system. We have sent this on a 14Km trip so far without any problems. Again these are available from...


2013-04-13 FPV coven to flying field

Published: April 13, 2013
Length: 18:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter King

Auto pilot mission with APM2.5 from Coven to Penkridge and back to Flying field. Stayed at 120m to be within legal altitude limit. About 8km round trip. Sorry just noticed that I had changed...


Spider APM2.6 GPS FPV Quadcopter & Gimbal with Mobius

Published: April 23, 2014
Length: 33:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter King

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Published: December 17, 2013
Length: 44:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Peter King

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APM2.5 Arducopter v3rc3 firmware load and setup demo

Published: May 31, 2013
Length: 25:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Peter King

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Length: 52:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
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Droneshop have been burgled

Published: December 16, 2014
Length: 44:37 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Peter King

Droneshop have been burgled. Please keep a lookout for our kits going up for sale. If you see any of our H500 machines up for sale then please let us know.


Arducopter 3 1rc4 auto tune test

Published: November 02, 2013
Length: 16:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter King

My online shop is now open: http://www.droneshop.biz Just a basic rough demo of the auto tune feature in Arducopter V3.1 firmware. Just set channel 7 to auto tune in the PID's screen. Then...


H500 carbon fibre compact folding quadcopter Pixhawk from droneshop.biz

Published: August 09, 2014
Length: 29:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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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.

Gailey Reservoirs

Gailey Reservoir is a pair of canal feeder reservoirs in South Staffordshire, separated by a dam, and owned by British Waterways. Gailey Upper Reservoir is to the east; Gailey Lower Reservoir to the west. A connected reservoir, Calf Heath Reservoir, stands a little further to the west, beyond the M6 motorway. Gailey Reservoir is the site of a nature reserve, operated by the West Midland Bird Club. Entry is by permit only. There is a large heronry on the island on the lower part.

Located at 52.6903, -2.0976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Heronries in Britain, Nature reserves in Staffordshire, South Staffordshire, Canal reservoirs in England, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

Hatherton Canal

The Hatherton Canal is a derelict branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in south Staffordshire, England. It was constructed in two phases, the first section opening in 1841 and connecting the main line to Churchbridge, from where a tramway connected to the Great Wyrley coal mines.

Located at 52.6754, -2.094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Canals in Staffordshire, Culverts

Cannock Rural District

Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894, based on the Cannock rural sanitary district, and has the town of Cannock on its eastern border. In 1934 it was expanded by a County Review Order, picking up the parishes of Blymhill and Weston under Lizard, which had been administered by the Shifnal Rural District mainly in Shropshire.

Located at 52.69, -2.14 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, History of Staffordshire, South Staffordshire, Rural districts of England

Penkridge weather station

Penkridge weather station is a weather station at Penkridge in Staffordshire, England, operated by the Met Office. It is situated on the site of Rodbaston College. The station is 101 m above mean sea level. Below are the 1981-2010 averages.

Located at 52.7, -2.12 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Staffordshire, Meteorological stations, Penkridge

Somerford Hall

Somerford Hall is an 18th century Palladian style mansion house at Brewood, Staffordshire which now serves as a conference and function centre. It is a Grade II* listed building. Somerford is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and the interpretation is obvious: "summer river-crossing". This probably means that the River Penk near this point was only fordable in the summer.

Located at 52.6714, -2.14806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in Staffordshire, Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire, History of Staffordshire

Brinsford Parkway railway station

Brinsford Parkway is a proposed mainline railway station to the north of Wolverhampton, England. It has yet to be passed and is still in planning stages. It would be located on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop of the West Coast Mainline, and would give the north of Wolverhampton local commuter trains easing congestion on the A449, M6 and M54 motorways. Penkridge is the only station that still remains open on the line between Wolverhampton and Stafford.

Located at 52.6511, -2.11833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Staffordshire, Proposed railway stations in England

HM Prison Featherstone

HM Prison Featherstone is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Featherstone, in Staffordshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

Located at 52.6499, -2.1117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Category C prisons in England, Prisons in Staffordshire, Buildings and structures in Wolverhampton

HM Prison Oakwood

HM Prison Oakwood, is a Category C prison in the village of Featherstone, in Staffordshire, England. First opened in April 2012, the prison is operated by G4S and is aimed to be in full operation by autumn 2012. Originally called Featherstone 2, and designed to be a titan prison, it was downsized to hold up to 1,605 prisoners with construction starting in August 2009 and built in a modular fashion, the first time this had been done in the UK.

Located at 52.6466, -2.11524 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Category C prisons in England, Buildings and structures in Wolverhampton, Prisons in Staffordshire, 2012 establishments in England


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Four Ashes