Where is WS8?

WS8 spans the counties of West Midlands and Staffordshire. It contains the town of Brownhills, as well as Shire Oak, Brownhills West, Clayhanger, New Town, and Catshill. WS8 is 8km south-west of the city of Lichfield. WS8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

WS8 on a map

The below map shows where WS8 is, and the boundary of the WS8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is WS8 in?

WS8 lies within the counties of West Midlands and Staffordshire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
West Midlands73%
Staffordshire27%

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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in WS8?

BrownhillsTown
Shire OakSuburb
Brownhills WestSuburb
ClayhangerVillage
New TownSuburb
CatshillSuburb

What are the nearest towns to WS8?

Position of WS8 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of WS8 to the centre of the town.

south-west4km
WS8 is 4km south-west of Burntwood
north5km
WS8 is 5km north of Aldridge
north-east6km
WS8 is 6km north-east of Bloxwich
north-east8km
WS8 is 8km north-east of Walsall
south-east8km
WS8 is 8km south-east of Cannock
north-east11km
WS8 is 11km north-east of Willenhall
north-east11km
WS8 is 11km north-east of Darlaston
north-west12km
WS8 is 12km north-west of Royal Sutton Coldfield
north-east12km
WS8 is 12km north-east of Wednesbury
south13km
WS8 is 13km south of Rugeley

What are the nearest cities to WS8?

Position of WS8 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of WS8 to the centre of the city.

south-west8km
WS8 is 8km south-west of Lichfield
north-east15km
WS8 is 15km north-east of Wolverhampton
north19km
WS8 is 19km north of Birmingham
north-west39km
WS8 is 39km north-west of Coventry
south-west44km
WS8 is 44km south-west of Derby
south45km
WS8 is 45km south of Stoke-on-Trent
west54km
WS8 is 54km west of Leicester
north54km
WS8 is 54km north of Worcester
south-west63km
WS8 is 63km south-west of Nottingham
south-east84km
WS8 is 84km south-east of Wrexham