Whiston
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Manchester Woodford Airport (23 mi) - Manchester Airport (27 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (29 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (37 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (40 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (43 mi)
- Coventry Airport (49 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (59 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- High Legh Park Country Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Bramall Park Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Hallamshire Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Flixton Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.022 and -1.946 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 1' 18" and W -1° 56' 46"
- 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: 10:23 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:36 am and 8:33 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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Explore Whiston
Whiston in Staffordshire (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 130 mi (or 209 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Whiston is now 10:23 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Whiston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Woodford Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North. 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 40 mi (or 65 km), 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: Stoke-on-Trent, Rodsley, Stafford, Shirley and Bradley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leek Town Centre
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Churnet Valley Railway Winter Gala - Steam Rail Motor No R93 - 23/02/14
Video of our round trip in Steam Rail Motor No R93 from Cheddleton down to Froghall & back.
Churnet Valley Railway 2013 Steam Winter Gala vid 1
I had an amazing trip on the train and here are some snapshots of this one.
DMU to Oakamoor on the Churnet Valley Railway
During the Winter Steam gala of 2009, the Class 104 Diesel Multiple Unit 50455/50517 ran a service from Consall and Froghall as far as possible towards Oakamoor. This was the first time that...
Grimey Lymies Doing Dimmingsdale
Jason and Tin Tin stumble down the hill.
dimmingsdale mtb, quick vid - Sunday 19/10/2014
Just messing with gopro app.
8624 and 44767 Froghall-Cauldon Low beer train 13/11/10 Pt.1
8F 8624 and Black Five 44767 work the night beer train from Froghall to Cauldon Low and return. This is the first part of 2 of the night time climb to Cauldon with 8624 heading the 12 coach...
Kingsley & Froghall Station - Churnet Valley Railway
Kingsley & Froghall Station - Churnet Valley Railway.
Churnet Valley Railway - BR 33102
Der Zugbetrieb wurde bei der Churnet Valley Railway am 20. Juli 2013 wegen des trockenen Wetters mit BR 33102 (Class 33) durchgeführt.
Churnet Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala 2013 Part 1
Here we see USA S160 6046 or 'Yank' thrashing up Cauldon Lowe on the Churnet Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 where we see visi...
Churnet Valley Railway
A beautiful summer day out on the privately owned Churnet Valley Railway reliving my youth when I travelled and watched in awe the giant steaming monsters that carried so many, so far and...
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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.
Uttoxeter Canal
The Uttoxeter Canal pronounced (listen) was a thirteen-mile extension of the Caldon Canal running from Froghall as far as Uttoxeter in Staffordshire, England. It was authorised in 1797, but did not open until 1811. With the exception of the first lock and basin at Froghall, it closed in 1849, in order that the Churnet Valley Railway could be constructed along its length. The railway has since been dismantled and there are plans to reinstate the canal.
Cotton College
Cotton College was a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cotton near Oakamoor, North Staffordshire, England, also known as Saint Wilfrid's College. It closed in 1987 and the site is now derelict. It was founded in 1763 by William Errington, at the recommendation of Bishop Richard Challoner, at Sedgley Park, Sedgley, Staffordshire - now a hotel within Wolverhampton. In 1873 it moved to Cotton Hall.
Above Church
Above Church is a hamlet about 0.6 kilometers northwest of Ipstones in the English county of Staffordshire. It is located at grid reference SK016504.
Kingsley, Staffordshire
Kingsley is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands near to Cheadle, and situated on the A52 from Stoke on Trent to Ashbourne. Nowadays the village is a quiet rural village but 100 years ago the Village was the centre of the Churnet Valley Iron Mining Industry. Partly as a consequence of this, Kingsley at one time had many pubs, but today only one remains, The Bull's Head, in High Street.
Tean Road Sports Ground
Tean Road Sports Ground is a cricket ground in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England (not to be confused with the Cheadle in Greater Manchester) that hosted the Derbyshire v Glamorgan Refuge Assurance League game in 1987. Aside from that, the ground has played host to one Benson & Hedges Cup group game, three Second Eleven Championship games and two Minor Counties Championship games. The ground hosted two List A matches. Game Information: St. Giles' Church is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. The Grade I listed church was designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Blackbrook Zoological Park is a zoo in central England which exhibits the largest collection of birds in the country. It is known for its breeding of rare bird species, with over 300 successfully breeding species to date. The zoo also has a growing collection of mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians. It is a rural zoo, set in 75 acres of farmland and moorland at Winkhill in Staffordshire, England. The nearest towns are Leek, Ashbourne and Stoke-on-Trent. Oakamoor Tunnel was a 497-yard long tunnel located north of Oakamoor railway station on the former Uttoxeter to North Rode section of the North Staffordshire Railway. The tunnel opened in 1849 when the line was opened. The tunnel was closed in 1964 with the closure of passenger and freight service between Uttoxeter and Oakamoor Sand Sidings (north of the tunnel).St. Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle
Blackbrook Zoological Park
Oakamoor tunnel
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Froghall: Churnet Valley Railway's Kingsley − Station, Froghall (source)
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