What is Eccleshall?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Eccleshall | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name =High Street, Eccleshall - geograph.org.uk - 3845700.jpg | static_image_caption = Eccleshall High Street | static_image_alt = Eccleshall High Street | population = 6,500 | population_ref = {{small|(2022)}} | population_demonym = | os_grid_reference = | map_alt = Map of Staffordshire, with a red dot showing the location of Eccleshall | coordinates = {{coord|52.859|-2.251|display=inline,title}} | label_position = bottom | post_town = [[Stafford|STAFFORD]] | postcode_area = ST | postcode_district = ST21 | dial_code = 01785 | constituency_westminster = [[Stone (UK Parliament constituency)|Stone]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Borough of Stafford]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Staffordshire]] }} '''Eccleshall''' is a small town and [[civil parish]] in the county of [[Staffordshire]] in [[England]]. The town is seven miles from [[Stafford]] and six miles from [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]]. In 2022, it had a population of around 6,500 people. ==Transport== Eccleshall is located on the [[A519 road]] that runs from [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] and [[Newport, Shropshire|Newport]]. Junction 14 of the [[M6 motorway]] is only five miles south of the town. The nearest railway station used to be [[Norton Bridge railway station|Norton Bridge]], three miles east of Eccleshall, but this station officially closed in [[2017]]. The nearest railway stations now are at [[Stafford railway station|Stafford]] and [[Stone railway station|Stone]]. ==Places of interest== [[Eagle House, Eccleshall|Eagle House]] is a [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] building located in the town. [[Eccleshall Castle]] is also Grade II listed and is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]. The [[Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall|Holy Trinity Church]] is said to date back to 1195. ==Sport== The town has a semi-professional [[association football]] club called [[Eccleshall F.C.]] who play home games at Pershall Park in Pershall, a small villa