Shut Heath

Shut Heath is a locality in Haughton, Stafford District, England. Shut Heath is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitecross, as well as near Long Compton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Matthew and Church of St Chad.

St Matthew

Church

Photo: Mark Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Matthew is a church, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Shut Heath.

Church of St Chad

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Church of St Chad is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shut Heath.

Ranton Abbey

Tower

Photo: Peter morrell, Public domain.

Ranton Abbey or Ranton Priory was an Augustinian Priory in Ranton, Staffordshire, England, built c.1150 by Robert fitz Noel of Ellenhall. The priory flourished in the 13th century as a subordinate house to Haughmond Abbey. Ranton Abbey is situated 2 miles northwest of Shut Heath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haughton and Ranton.

Haughton

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Ranton

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ranton is a hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated 3.5 miles west of Stafford, 2.5 miles east of Woodseaves and 2 miles northeast of Gnosall.

Derrington

Village

Derrington is a village west of the town of Stafford, in Staffordshire, England. For population details from the 2011 census see under Seighford. Derrington had an 18th-century pub, The Red Lion, but it has ceased trading. Derrington is situated 2 miles east of Shut Heath.

Shut Heath

Type: Locality
Location: Haughton, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.79283° or 52° 47′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.20408° or 2° 12′ 15″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C4VQQVW+49

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12013409640

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

13278385

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