Winshill Staffordshire Map

About Winshill

Winshill rises from the Staffordshire plain, a quiet suburb that carries the gentle hum of industry past and present. It lies 2.6 km east of Burton upon Trent (from Burton upon Trent: bearing 91°T, OS grid SK 266 233), and is situated north-west of Stanhope Bretby village. The rolling ground here, often touched by a pale, diffused sunlight, whispers of its former life as a landscape shaped by agriculture, before the advent of breweries and potteries lent its character a more industrious hue. A notable landmark is the Church of St. Mark, its spire reaching skyward, a quiet sentinel over the everyday lives unfolding beneath. The very air can sometimes carry the faint, sweet aroma of hops, a ghost of Burton's brewing heritage that drifts across the Trent and beyond. Winshill's residential streets, lined with houses of brick and slate, offer a sense of settled continuity, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is quietly absorbed into the present.

About This Winshill Map Page

Explore Winshill, 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: 52.806821, -1.605529. 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.