Welcome to Grindley

Grindley is a small village located in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. The village is situated on the edge of the Peak District National Park, making it an ideal location for outdoor enthusiasts. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside, with rolling hills and picturesque views. The village is also home to a number of historic buildings, including the Grade II listed St. Lawrence's Church, which dates back to the 12th century.

One of the main attractions of Grindley is its proximity to the Peak District National Park. The park is a popular destination for hikers, cyclists, and nature lovers, with miles of scenic trails and stunning views. The park is also home to a number of historic sites, including the famous Chatsworth House, which is just a short drive from Grindley. Visitors to the park can also enjoy a range of outdoor activities, including rock climbing, horse riding, and fishing.

Despite its small size, Grindley has a rich history and a strong sense of community. The village has a number of local amenities, including a village hall, a pub, and a post office. The village also hosts a number of events throughout the year, including a popular annual fete. Grindley is a peaceful and welcoming village, with a strong sense of community spirit and a warm welcome for visitors.

Local Schools

School	Details
Talbot First School Community School Ages:5-9 Head Teacher Mrs Richard Kitching	Church Lane Kingstone Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8QJ 01889500273 School Website
Loxley Hall School Academy Special Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr David Bownds	Stafford Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8RS 01889723050
St Peters C Of E C Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Charlotte Pilkington	Church Lane Hixon Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0PS 01889270233 School Website
Bramshall Meadows First School Free Schools Ages:3-9 Head Teacher Mrs Andrea Cairns	Ivinson Way Uttoxeter ST14 5EQ 1889221555 School Website
Oldfields Hall Middle School Academy Converter Ages:9-13 Head Teacher Mr Carl Gliddon	Stone Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7PL 1889562770 School Website
Picknalls First School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:3-9 Head Teacher Mrs Anne Tapp	Oldfields Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7QL 1889228700 School Website
Tynsel Parkes Primary Academy Academy Converter Ages:3-9 Head Teacher Mrs Rachel Chandler	School Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7HE 1889221920 School Website
Green Lea First School Academy Converter Ages:2-9 Head Teacher Mrs Katy Wilson	Mill Lane Milwich Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0EU 1889505309 School Website
Windsor Park Ce Middle School Academy Converter Ages:9-13 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Wilbraham-Jones	Springfield Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7JX 1889563365 School Website
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Louise Sassi	Springfield Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7JX 01889562702 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Uttoxeter Station Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8XG 4.29 Miles

Rugeley Trent Valley Colton Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3HA 6.67 Miles

Rugeley Town Wharf Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1BL 7.54 Miles

Stafford Station Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2AA 8.51 Miles

Stone Station Road, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8ER 9.15 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Tudor Cars 01889 562828 Unit 1, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8TD 2.20 Miles
Oldfields Cars 01889 562299 Oldfields Rd, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7QJ 3.83 Miles
Uttoxeter Taxis 01889 569090 2 Ground Floor, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8HJ 4.07 Miles
Uttoxeter Radio Cars 01889 566917 Stramshall Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5AE 4.54 Miles
Coopers Chauffeur Services 01889 881461 Crompton Close, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0YS 5.25 Miles
Staffordshire Motorhome Hire 01889 582656 Rugeley Ws15 3Ll, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3LL 5.78 Miles
Dovelin Cars 01889 567055 Victory Farm, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5JS 6.03 Miles
Tcs Private Hire 01538 723331 Greymare, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4JU 6.43 Miles
Tillys Taxis 01889 585500 19 Lansdowne Way, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2XE 6.86 Miles
Kings Travel Taxis 01889 576465 Unit 27/Power Station Rd, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2HS 6.93 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
The Blythe Mill St18 0Lt Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Park Hill Manor Farm St18 0Lb Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Kingstone Lamp Box Collection Today available until:15:30 Weekday Last Collection:15:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Gratwich Wall Box Collection Today available until:11:30 Weekday Last Collection:11:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Drointon Lamp Box St18 0Lx Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Loxley Hall Lamp Box Collection Today available until:11:30 Weekday Last Collection:11:30 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Lea Heath Ws15 3Ns Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Dapple Heath Ws15 3Pg Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:15
Red Cow Lamp Box Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00
Field Mead Wall Box Collection Today available until:11:30 Weekday Last Collection:11:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Stowe By Chartley Wall Box St18 0Lg Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Newton Ws15 3Pd Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:15
Bramshall Village Collection Today available until:15:30 Weekday Last Collection:15:30 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
The Old Rectory Lamp Box St18 0Ex Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Amerton Lane Lamp Box St18 0La Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:07:30

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Abbots Bromley Surgery 01283 840228	The Surgery School House Lane Abbots Bromley Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 3BT
Northgate Surgery 01889 562010	Northgate Surgery Carters Square Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7FN
Balance Street 01889 562145	Balance Street Practice Balance Street Health Ctr Balance Street, Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8JG
Hazeldene House Surgery 01889 881206	Hazeldene House Surgery Main Road, Great Haywood Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0SU
Tean Surgery 01538 722323	Old Road Tean Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST10 4EG

Local Stores

Hixon - Lea Road
Lea Road
Hixon
Staffordshire
ST18 0NR
01889 271388
Store Website
2.81 miles

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SPAR - Great Haywood
Main Road
Great Haywood
Stoke on Trent
ST18 0SW
01889 808205
Store Website
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Local Vetinary Surgeries

The Uttoxeter Veterinary Practice Ltd
94 High Street Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 7JD 01889 568900 ozzavet68@hotmail.com 4.20 miles

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The Glenthorne Veterinary Group
Glenthorne Veterinary Centre 71 Derby Road Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8EB 01889 562164 enquiries@glenthornevets.co.uk Website 4.48 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Shire Vets Ltd
4 Marconi Gate Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0FZ stafford@shiresvets.com Website 6.88 miles

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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Donnachie &Amp; Townley
The Veterinary Centre Market Street Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2JH 01889 582023 reports@donnachieandtownley.co.uk Website 7.08 miles
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E C Straiton &Amp; Partners
14 Albion Street Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 2BY 01889 582459 Website 7.20 miles

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Dignipets Ltd
115 Tixall Road Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3UY 07821 752099 info@dignipets.co.uk Website 7.50 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Shugborough Estate
A Lovely Walk Which Encompasses The Shugborough Estate, The Essex Bridge, River Trent And The Trent & Mersey Canal. ST17 0UP 6.55 miles Signposted From M6 Junction 13; 6-Miles East Of Stafford On A513. For The Seven Spings Car Park, Head On Through Milford Along The A513. The Lane To The Car Park Is On Your Right, Opposite Weetman’S Bridge.

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Jacksonand#039;S Bank
Mixture Of Flat, Surfaced Pathways And Narrow, Hilly Paths Through Woodland In The National Forest. There Is A Free Carpark And Small Picnic Area With Benches At The Start Of The Walk. There Are A Variety Of Paths To Take Ranging From A Short Circuit Of About 20-30 Minutes To A Much Longer Circular Walk Of Over An Hour. Some Of The Smaller Paths Can Get Muddy In Winter, But The Main Path Remains Relatively Dry And Flat Year Round. Rd 7.44 miles

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Birches Valley Cannock Chase
A Dog Walk On Cannock Chase Staffordshiretaking Through Woods And Swimming Places For Dogs 4 Birches Valley Rugeley Lancashire WS15 2UQ 7.86 miles As This A Forestry Comminsion Site There Is A £4 Carpark Charge But That Is For All Day Parking. The Walk Starts Just Behind The Go Ape Climb Hut On The Blue And Red Trail. The First Of This Walk Is Down Hill And Is Hard Compacted Gravel So Wheelchair Friendly ( Return Path Will Be The Same So Up Hill). Please Be Aware At The Bottom Of Hill There Very Muddy Pools, The Walk Is Approx 2 Miles Following The Red And Blue Routes And Now Is Flat Taking In Several Pools This Path Will Have Walkers, Cyclists And Horse Riders. The Pools Are Fished So Please Be Aware Of This The Walk Takes In Forest Areas

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Dimmingsdale
Dimmingsdale. Located Between Oakamoor Village And Alton Village Staffordshire. Woodland Walks With Hills And Valleys To Roam. There Is A Cafe/Restaurant The Ramblers Retreat Where You Can Park For Free, At The Ramblers Retreat There Are Huts For You To Sit In With Your Dogs And Enjoy A Cup Of Tea Or A Meal Red Rd Alton Stoke-On-Trent ST10 4BU 8.58 miles

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Cannock Chase
Start From Commonwealth Cemetery Proceed Down Hill Past German Military Cemeterycontinue Into Valley Camp Rd Brocton Cannock WS12 4PT 9.06 miles Located Near German Military Cemetery, Camp Rd Cannock

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Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
Set Amongst The Trees And Against Cannock Chase, The German Military Cemetery Is Maintained By The Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This Walk Skirts The Edge Of The Cemetery, Allowing You To View The Area As You Walk By, And Continue Onto Cannock Chase Itself. WS12 4PT 9.21 miles From The M6, Exit At Junction 11, Taking The A460 Toward Cannock Town Centre. From Here, Take The A34, Cannock To Stafford. Follow For Around 3 Miles To A Roundabout, With Signs To Rugeley. After About 1 Mile, Turn Right, Then Left At A Crossroads. The Cemetery Is Signposted On The A34.

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