Chartley Castle
Set 2 km north of Hixon is Chartley Castle. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. 25 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Shugborough Hall (6.3 km).
Castle near Hixon
Just outside Hixon
Chartley Castle is 2 km north of Hixon. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Hixon has 5 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Aim for June to September, when Hixon reaches 18–21°C.
Chartley Castle
Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2 km north of Hixon
Getting your bearings
Orange shows Chartley Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Chartley Castle
In size, Hixon comes first of the 8, with 2,081 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Hixon
Weston
Kingstone
Great Haywood
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Chartley Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hixon | 2 km south of it | 2,081 | 13 |
| Weston | 3.4 km southwest of it | 1,056 | 10 |
| Kingstone | 4.2 km east of it | 341 | 1 |
| Great Haywood | 6 km south of it | 2,029 | 15 |
| Little Haywood | 6.9 km south of it | 1,968 | 10 |
| Bramshall | 7 km northeast of it | 337 | 0 |
| Abbots Bromley | 8 km southeast of it | 1,331 | 1 |
| Colton | 8.8 km southeast of it | 711 | 4 |
Other places close by
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle, from 25 places within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustShugborough Hall6.3 km away2
Historic houseIngestre Hall5.1 km away3
CastleStafford Castle13 km away4
MuseumAmerton Railway Workshop & Engine Shed1.8 km away5MuseumMuseum · National TrustShugborough Servants' Quarters6.3 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey13 km away7
MuseumAncient High House10 km away8
Heritage railwayFoxfield Railway15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Chartley Castle
Where is Chartley Castle?
Chartley Castle is 2 km north of Hixon, Staffordshire.
What is Chartley Castle?
Castle in the UK.
When is the best time to visit Chartley Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Hixon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Chartley Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Chartley Castle?
Within 15 km: Shugborough Hall (6.3 km), Ingestre Hall (5.1 km), Stafford Castle (13 km) and Amerton Railway Workshop & Engine Shed (1.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Chartley Castle: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shugborough Hall: Mandy Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingestre Hall: Langstraat, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford Castle: Nashetty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amerton Railway Workshop & Engine Shed: Kris Douglas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ancient High House: Stocksy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Foxfield Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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