Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: East Staffordshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Fauld |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | East Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.858881 |
| Longitude | -1.716730 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fauld is a small village located in the East Staffordshire district of the West Midlands, situated a few miles south-east of Uttoxeter and north-east of Burton upon Trent. It is primarily known for the Fauld Crater, the site of a devastating underground ammunition dump explosion in November 1944, which remains one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. This catastrophic event profoundly shaped the local landscape and memory, leaving a lasting scar on the rural surroundings. Today, Fauld remains a quiet, agricultural community, with the crater serving as a stark historical landmark.
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Fauld is a village in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, located in the West Midlands region. It is situated at 52.858881°N, -1.716730°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Fauld is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |