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.Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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
Photo: stephen jones, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles southwest of Fradswell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milwich and Gayton.
Milwich
Village
Photo: Stephen Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milwich is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire.
Gayton
Hamlet
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-2.01199° or 2° 0′ 43″ westPopulation
190Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)Open location code
9C4VVXHQ+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 4684481584OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12264188Wikidata ID
Q2649000
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