Hixon
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
-
Birmingham International Airport (28 mi) - East Midlands Airport (28 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (36 mi)
- Manchester Airport (38 mi)
- Coventry Airport (39 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (39 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (50 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (65 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (73 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Calderfields Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Fulford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Kings Norton Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Copt Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Dudley Zoo (zoo, (22 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.831 and -1.998 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 49' 51" and W -1° 59' 51"
- 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: 11:34 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:39 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Hixon
Hixon in Staffordshire (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 121 mi (or 195 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Hixon is now 11:34 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Hixon, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), South. 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 63 km), West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stafford, Walsall, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Rodsley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dog and Doublet Inn
TRAVELODGE RUGELEY
Rugeley
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Model Railway Show - Stafford 2015
My annual pilgrimage to the Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition Another great day out in the cow sheds - well done folks.
Going through the Debtmore Lock
Navigating the Debtmore lock, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.
The Breast Stroke Sir?
Is the answer to the question you often get if you ask a waiter what that fly is doing in your soup. This however is a video of the Tixall Lock, the 1st or last lock on the Staffordshire &...
Canal~1993: Cruising the UK Waterways (Part 3 Section 2 - 21st June to 9th July)
Pat and John Brinnand's cruise on the "UK Waterways" from 21st June to 9th July aboard narrowboat "Claire Justine". This section covers our travels along the "Trent and Mersey Canal" from "Great...
Summer Days I'll Float Downstream.........
Filmed on the "Trent & Mersey" canal near Rugeley in Staffordshire.
Cannock Chase - 7th May 2014
A few clips from an evening ride on Cannock Chase. Sections are; Gravel Rash Marty's Loop (Just the drops) Dick's Drop Tag Along (Sundial) Footage captured on my GoPro Hero 3 Black with...
VIKINGS OF MIDDLE ENGLAND - Shrugbrough Hall.
This Was A Big Show On The Site Of Shrugbrough Hall.With A Few Re-Enactment Society Performing For The Weekend On 14-07-07. The Vikings Put On A Good Show.
Bridge 58 Trent and Mersey Canal
Just a leisurely drive under Bridge 58.
Silk cut
Breaking the smooth waters of the Tixall Wide that forms part of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal on a late winters evening.
TOW PATH WALK TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL WOLSELEY BRIDGE TO COLWICH LOCK .wmv
This is a slideshow of a walk along the tow path of part of the trent & Mersey Canal. Wolseley Bridge to colwich Loch, Staffordshire. ST17. I've tried to show the natural beauty with landscape...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
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.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders. It adjoins the ceremonial counties of Cheshire (to the north west), Derbyshire (to the east), Leicestershire (to the east), Warwickshire (to the south east), West Midlands (to the south), Worcestershire (to the south), and Shropshire (to the west).
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable canal in the English Midlands, passing through the counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. It runs for 46 miles (74 km) from the River Severn at Stourport in Worcestershire to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Haywood Junction by Great Haywood.
Hixon rail crash
The Hixon rail crash occurred on 6 January 1968 when a low-loader transporter carrying a 120-ton electrical transformer was struck by an express train on a recently installed automatic level crossing at Hixon, Staffordshire in England.
Hixon, Staffordshire
Hixon is a village in the borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It is about 8 km east of Stafford at grid reference SK003259. Hixon was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 1 May 1849. Hixon was formerly home to a Royal Air Force bomber base, RAF Hixon, which is now closed. In 1968 eleven people were killed in the Hixon rail crash just outside the village.
Amerton Railway
The Amerton Railway is a 24 narrow gauge heritage railway in the English county of Staffordshire. It is owned by the Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society. Construction of the railway was begun in 1990 in a field at the side of Amerton Working Farm. The first trains ran in 1992, but it was around 10 years later when the railway was completed as a full circle with two passing loops.
Chartley Castle
Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter. It is a Grade II* listed building
Haywood Junction
Haywood Junction, or Great Haywood Junction, is the name of the canal junction where the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal terminates and meets the Trent and Mersey Canal near to the village of Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England.
Chartley railway station
Chartley railway station was a former British railway station to serve the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire. It was opened by the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway in 1867 and renamed Stowe in 1874 and also known as Chartley and Stowe. Passenger services finished in 1939. The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway was purchased for £100,000 by the Great Northern Railway in July 1881 and the line subsequently passed into LNER ownership with Railway Grouping in 1923.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hixon.