Ranton
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Birmingham International Airport (32 mi) - Manchester Woodford Airport (36 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (37 mi)
- Manchester Airport (37 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (40 mi)
- Coventry Airport (44 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (45 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (64 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (76 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Brookfield Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Calderfields Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Crewe Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Fulford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Kings Norton Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Bewdley Pines (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Dudley Zoo (zoo, (22 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.814 and -2.215 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 48' 50" and W -2° 12' 53"
- 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: 01:57 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- 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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Ranton
Ranton in Staffordshire (England) is a city located in United Kingdom about 126 mi (or 203 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ranton is now 01:57 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Ranton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Birmingham International Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 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 31 mi (or 50 km), West. Also, if you like playing 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, Newport, Tong, Chetwynd and Albrighton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Days Inn Stafford Roadchef
Best Western Tillington Hall
Stone House "A Bespoke Hotel"
TRAVELODGE STAFFORD M6
Stafford North (Spitfire)
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Gnosall History: Selman Street, Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical tour of Selman Street from photos, documents, and.
Gnosall History: Railway, Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical information about the railway from photos, documents, and memories.
Gnosall History: Audmore Road, Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical tour of Audmore Road from photos, documents, and memories.
Gnosall History: Station Road, Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical tour of Station Road from photos, documents, and memories.
Stone Wheelers Gnosall Chain Gang 2014 incl Telemetry
Stone Wheelers Gnosall Chain Gang on the Gnosall route, good solid group of riders, nice and steady until the last 10 minutes or so... Camera courtesy of Swinnerton Cycles.
Gnosall History: High Street Post Office (1 of 4), Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical tour of the High Street Post Office from photos, documents, and memories.
Tammy Davis - Payphone (Filmed at The Royal Oak, Gnosall 23/11/2012)
For more information about Tammy Davis, visit: www.Facebook.com/musictammydavis Cameras: Adam Westwood Laura Westwood Editing: Adam Westwood www.DiscoveryMedia.Moonfruit.com.
Tammy Davis - Dynamite (Filmed at The Royal Oak, Gnosall 23/11/2012)
For more information about Tammy Davis, visit: www.Facebook.com/musictammydavis Cameras: Adam Westwood Laura Westwood Editing: Adam Westwood www.DiscoveryMedia.Moonfruit.com.
Gnosall History: Newport Road, Gnosall, Staffs, England
Historical tour of Newport Road from photos, documents, and memories.
Gnosall History: High Street (4 of 4), Gnosall, Staffs, England
Virtual tour of the High Street from old photographs, Model produced using Google sketchup.
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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.
Haughton, Staffordshire
Haughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside and to the west of the county town of Stafford. It lies on the A518 between Stafford and Gnosall. A small and peaceful rural village, Haughton contains 2 public houses, The Shropshire and The Bell. In the centre of the village situated on the main road is Haughton church, alongside which is the Old Village School. The new school is set back from the main road and caters for students between the ages of 5 and 11.
Seighford
Seighford is a small village about 3 miles west of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. The ford across a small stream is the origin of the village's name. The village has a red sandstone church, St. Chad's and a Tudor mansion. William White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire(1851) described Seighford is a scattered village above a small brook which flows east from Latford pool to the River Sow.
Coton Clanford
Coton Clanford is a small dispersed Staffordshire village lying in gently rolling countryside 3 miles due west of Stafford, England and 1 mile southeast of Seighford. The name of the village is sometimes hyphenated to Coton-Clanford, appearing this way on some cottage names locally. It lies midway between the B5405 road, 1½ miles to the north and the A518 1½ miles to the south.
Ranton, Staffordshire
Ranton is a small village in Staffordshire, England, situated 3.5 miles west of Stafford, 2.5 miles east of Woodseaves and 2 miles northeast of Gnosall.
Ellenhall
Ellenhall is a small Staffordshire village roughly 2.5 miles south of Eccleshall originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the Earl of Lichfield. The village consists of a scattered community of cottages, a hall, and several farms. Ellenhall has no shop, public house or post office. The village church stands on a natural mound close to the highest point at the northern end of the village and is dedicated to St. Mary.
Ranton Green
Ranton Green is a small village in Staffordshire about a mile southwest of Ranton, Staffordshire and a mile northeast of Gnosall. It consists of only a few cottages and farms without any shops, or a church. The local public house is called the Hand and Cleaver, which lies about 1 mile southeast of Ranton Abbey.
Ranton Abbey
Ranton Abbey or Ranton Priory was an Augustinian Priory in Ranton, Staffordshire, England, built c.1150 by Robert fitz Noel of Ellenhall. Ranton was dissolved by the Act of 1536. Only the 14th century tower and part of the south wall remain, although the cloisters and other parts are known to have still been standing in 1663. The ruins of Abbey House stand adjacent. The priory flourished in the 13th century as a subordinate house to Haughmond Abbey.
Abbey House, Ranton
Abbey House is an early 19th century ruined stately home in Ranton, Staffordshire, England.
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- Tong
- Chetwynd
- Albrighton
- Stoke-on-Trent
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- Telford
- Madeley
- Market Drayton
- Chorlton
- Eyton upon the Weald Moors
- Weston
- Stoke upon Tern
- Wellington
- Walsall
- Dudley
- Willaston
- Eaton
- Oldbury
- Romsley
- Withington
- Siddington
- Harley
- Shawbury
- Peover Superior
- Prees
- Birmingham
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