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Astley Cross

Astley Cross is a village in Worcestershire, England, located on the outskirts of Stourport-on-Severn.

The place

Astley Cross is a village in Worcestershire, England, located on the outskirts of Stourport-on-Severn. The village lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Stourport, just east of Dunley and southeast of Areley Kings. The village of Astley Cross lies on Areley Common (B4196), a thoroughfare connecting Stourport to Holt Heath.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Astley Cross

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Hartlebury Castle

    Hartlebury Castle, a Grade I listed building, near Hartlebury in Worcestershire, central England, was built in the mid-13th century as a fortified manor house, on manorial land earlier given to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burgred of Mercia. It lies near Stourport-on-Severn in an area with several large manors and country houses, including Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall and Hartlebury and Abberley Hall.

    3.8 km · Grade I listed house in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Pool House

    Pool House is a Grade II* listed house in Astley, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In the area close to Stourport-on-Severn, there are several large manor and country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall, Hartlebury and Abberley Hall are particularly significant.

    1.4 km · grade II* listed house in Astley, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Astley Hall

    Astley Hall is a country house in Astley near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. The hall was the home of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin from 1902 until his death there in 1947.

    1.9 km · house in Astley and Dunley, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Tontine Buildings

    The Tontine Buildings is a former hotel in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, built in the late 18th century by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company. It is a Grade II* listed building.

    1.6 km · building in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Church of St Michael

    The Church of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican church in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. It is in the Benefice of St Michael's, Stourport and All Saints, Wilden, in the Deanery of Kidderminster and Stourport, and in the Diocese of Worcester.

    2.5 km · church building in Stourport-on-Severn, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Stourport Civic Centre

    Stourport Civic Centre is a municipal building in New Street in Stourport-on-Severn, a town in Worcestershire, in England. The building, which is currently used as a public events venue, is owned by a community group.

    1.8 km · theatre and public hall in Stourport on Severn, England · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Church of All Saints, Wilden

    All Saints Church in Wilden, Worcestershire about one mile to the north east of Stourport. It was designed by William Hopkins with funds provided by Alfred Baldwin very close to his own home, Wilden House and one of his large iron works.

    3.4 km · church building in Stourport-on-Severn, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Worcestershire County Museum

    Worcestershire County Museum is a local museum located within Hartlebury Castle in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, England, near the City of Worcester. The Museum is one of three sites run by Museums Worcestershire, a Museums Service run in partnership between Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council.

    3.8 km · museum in Hartlebury Castle, near KIdderminster, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Astley Cross

Airports
Birmingham (BHX), 40 km · East Midlands (EMA), 86 km · Bristol (BRS), 109 km
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Astley Cross
    104 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £11–15
  • Bristol → Astley Cross
    99 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £11–15
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester → Astley Cross
    15 km · quickest by road, 37 min · £1.5–2.5
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Astley Cross

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Astley Cross. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    194 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    208 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    407 km
  4. 04
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    443 km
  5. 05
    Isle of JuraGB

    10 ways of moving, 19 sources

    466 km

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Around it

Next door to Astley Cross

Astley Cross is 32 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Stourport-on-Severntown and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England2.2 km
  • Areley Kingsvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK700 m
  • Astleyvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK2.6 km
  • Wildenvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.7 km
  • Dunleyvillage in Worcestershire, UK1.3 km
  • Heightingtonvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.6 km