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Rawnsley Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Cannock Chase · Region: West Midlands

Explore Rawnsley, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rawnsley map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Rawnsley, Staffordshire

How to Use This Rawnsley, Staffordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rawnsley, Staffordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceRawnsley
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughCannock Chase
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.706475
Longitude-1.973154
Place TypeVillage

About Rawnsley

Rawnsley emerges from the rising terrain of Staffordshire as a place defined by the heavy, coal-dusted legacy of the Chase. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Cannock (from Cannock: bearing 66°T, OS grid SK 019 120), and is situated south-south-west of Hazelslade village. The horizon here is broken by the gentle rise of Cockpit Hill, where the wind carries a sharp, ancient clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the red-brick cottages below. To the north-east, the still, dark waters of Hazelslade Pool capture the shifting grey of the English sky, mirroring the quiet transition from industrial grit to wilder, heathland earth. Rawnsley retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, its streetscapes echoing a time when the labour of the earth dictated the pace of every household. A short walk away, the rolling expanse of Hednesford Hills Common offers a panoramic view of the basin, where the light hits the gorse with a pale, sudden brilliance. This landscape remains deeply rooted in the subterranean rhythms of its past, holding onto a stillness that persists long after the colliery whistles have faded into memory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hednesford Hills Common (Park) — 0.5 mi, 301° WNW
  • Cockpit Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 280° W
  • Hazelslade Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 052° NE
  • Museum of Cannock Chase (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 299° WNW
  • Wimblebury Mound (Park) — 0.9 mi, 176° S
  • Memorial Wall (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 289° WNW
  • Noddyfield Valley (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • Lower Brindley Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 328° NNW
  • Old Lodge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 112° ESE
  • Moated Site And Bloomery In Courtbanks Covert (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 099° E · 2 ha
  • Cannock Chase Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 161° SSE · 530 ha
  • Biddulph's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 151° SSE
  • Castle Ring, A Multivallate Hillfort And Medieval Hunting Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 075° ENE · 8 ha
  • Hawks Green Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 235° SW
  • Lower Cliff (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 020° NNE
  • Brindley Heath (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 322° NW
  • The Old Windmill (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 094° E
  • Gentleshaw Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 103° ESE · 80 ha
  • Big Crane Brook (River) — 2.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Churchyard Cross, St Luke'S Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 241° WSW
  • Prince of Wales (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 243° WSW
  • Electric Palace Picture House (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 241° WSW
  • Cannock Chase (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 2.9 mi, 353° N · 69 ha
  • German Military Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.0 mi, 319° NW · 3 ha
  • Birches Valley Forest Centre (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 359° N
  • Bremen Stone (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 327° NNW
  • Chasewater Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 164° SSE
  • Chasewater Innovation Centre (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 158° SSE
  • Katyn Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 319° NW

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About This Rawnsley Map Page

Explore Rawnsley, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.706475, -1.973154. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.