Fradswell
Fradswell is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 7 miles north-east of the town of Stafford and 7 miles north of Colwich. Fradwell was first mentioned as part of the Colwich parish in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as Frodawelle or Frodeswelle, and it is likely to have been an Anglian settlement established during the Dark Ages.- Type: Hamlet with 190 residents
- Description: village in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Fradswell, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chartley Castle and Amerton Railway.
Chartley Castle
Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire, between Stafford and Uttoxeter. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned on the estate in 1585. Chartley Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Fradswell.Amerton Railway
Museum
The Amerton Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge heritage railway in the English county of Staffordshire. It is owned by Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Limited, a registered charity, and operated by volunteers. Amerton Railway is situated 2 miles south of Fradswell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milwich and Gayton.
Gayton
Hamlet
Gayton is a small rural village and civil parish in Staffordshire, located approximately 1 mile from the A51 between Stone and Stafford. In 2001 it had 167 residents, with 1 letter box, one bus stop, and new village hall. Gayton is situated 2 miles southwest of Fradswell.
Gratwich
Hamlet
Gratwich is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kingstone, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Gratwich is situated 2½ miles east of Fradswell.
Fradswell
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Fradswell, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.87751° or 52° 52′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.01199° or 2° 0′ 43″ west
Population
190
Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)
Open location code
9C4VVXHQ+26
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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