Fradswell
Fradswell is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 7 miles (10 km) north-east of the town of Stafford and 7 miles (11 km) north of Colwich.

Fradswell is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 7 miles (10 km) north-east of the town of Stafford and 7 miles (11 km) 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.
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Worth seeing in and around Fradswell
One place 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.
- 01Chartley 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.
3.4 km · castle in the UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Fradswell
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 47 km · Birmingham (BHX), 51 km · Manchester (MAN), 55 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Fradswell58 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £6–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Fradswell45 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £6–8
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Fradswell69 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Fradswell
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 Fradswell. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Fradswell
Fradswell is 45 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Gaytonvillage and civil parish in Staffordshire, UK2.7 km
- Amertonvillage in Staffordshire, England, UK3.6 km
- Gratwichvillage in Staffordshire, England, UK3.9 km
- Coton Hillhamlet in Milwich, Staffordshire, UK1.2 km