Ightfield
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.934, -2.595 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 60 37 |
Ightfield is a small, rural parish in north Shropshire, England, set in rolling agricultural countryside not far from the market town of Market Drayton. The landscape is a mix of arable fields and pastures with a compact village core surrounded by scattered farms, lanes and hedgerows that give it a quietly pastoral character popular with walkers and those seeking a quieter pace of life.
Locally the parish retains a strong sense of history and community: a parish church with medieval roots and a number of traditional farmhouses and listed buildings hint at centuries of rural life. Agriculture remains the backbone of the local economy, while village institutions - the church, a village hall and occasional local events - help sustain a social life that balances continuity with modest commuter links to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Ightfield
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 19.2 miles
- Telford 18.5 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 15.5 miles
- Chester 21.9 miles
- Chester Castle 21.3 miles
- Shrewsbury 16.7 miles
- Crewe 12.7 miles
- Stafford 22.2 miles
- Wrexham 18.3 miles
- Northwich 22.8 miles
- Winsford 17.9 miles
- Kidsgrove 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Prees Higher Heath Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Moreton Say Parish 2.6 miles
- Adderley Parish 2.8 miles
- Dodcott cum Wilkesley Parish 2.9 miles
- Whitchurch Rural Parish 3.2 miles
- Whitchurch South Ward 3.4 miles
- Tilstock Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Prees Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Ternhill Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Whitchurch Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Whitchurch Urban Parish 4.5 miles
- Market Drayton West Ward 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Ightfield
SY13 4BN, SY13 4PA, SY13 4PZ, SY13 4PQ, SY13 4NT, SY13 4BL, SY13 4BW, SY13 4PH, SY13 4BZ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 31.9 miles
- Whitchurch Railway Station 4 miles
- Prees Railway Station 4.6 miles
Hotels near Ightfield Ad
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 4.9 miles
- The Bear Inn 4 5.6 miles
- Pepper Street Rooms 4.5 miles
- The Lion at Malpas 4 9.3 miles
- The Old Rectory 3 7.8 miles
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- Cheshire Cat 4 9.7 miles
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 4.5 miles
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort 4 4.9 miles
- Crown Hotel 3 9.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 4.2 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 7.8 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 8.8 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 9.4 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.4 miles
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 12.5 miles
- Springfield House Estate 13 miles
- Crewe Hall Estate 13.1 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 14.3 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 14.5 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 16.8 miles