Cheadle, Staffordshire

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Cheadle, Staffordshire
Statistics
Population:	12,158 (2001 census)
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SK010430
Administration
District:	Staffordshire Moorlands
Shire county:	Staffordshire
Region:	West Midlands
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Staffordshire
Historic county:	Staffordshire
Services
Police force:	Staffordshire
Fire and rescue:	Staffordshire
Ambulance:	Staffordshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	Stoke-on-Trent
Postal district:	ST10
Dialling code:	01538
Politics
UK Parliament:	Staffordshire Moorlands
European Parliament:	West Midlands

Not to be confused with Cheadle, Greater Manchester.

Cheadle is a small market town in Staffordshire, England, with a population of 12,158 according to the 2001 census. It is roughly 15 miles from Stoke-on-Trent, 50 miles north of Birmingham and 50 miles south of Manchester. It is also around 5 miles from the Alton Towers leisure park.

Cheadle is an historic market town dating back to Anglo-Saxon times^[1]. It was in the Hundred of Totmonslow. Some of the shops in the High Street have attractive Tudor frontages.

Of particular interest in the town are the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches both of which are dedicated to St. Giles. The Catholic church, built 1841-6 at the expense of the Earl of Shrewsbury was designed by Pugin who, in collaboration with Sir Charles Barry, also designed the rebuilt Houses of Parliament. The Anglican Church was totally rebuilt in 1837-9 to the design of J. P. Pritchett but incorporating fragments and furniture from the earlier church.

Cheadle has had a varied and eventful history^[2], and used to be a mining town having a coal seam running straight underneath the town. The mines have now closed, and the people generally work in the care industry and at nearby tourist attraction Alton Towers. Another large local employer is JCB, the makers of agricultural and construction plant and earth moving equipment.

Contents 1 Notable individuals 2 Schools 3 Transport 4 References 5 Further Reading 6 External links 7 See also

[edit] Notable individuals

• Gareth Owen, professional footballer was born in Cheadle

[edit] Schools

• Painsley Catholic College [1]
• Cheadle High School
• Bishop Rawle C.E. (Aided) Primary School
• St.Giles Roman Catholic Primary School

[edit] Transport

Cheadle used to be served by a branch line opened in 1901 from Creswell which was a station on the NSR Derby line. The line closed to passenger traffic in 1953 but remained open to serve local gravel quarries until 1978. Bus services to Cheadle were provided by PMT until they were brought out by First Group and now operate under the name First PMT.

[edit] References

1. ^ Robert Plant "History of Cheadle, in Staffordshire, And Neighbouring Places" Leek: William Clemesha 1881 317 + xvi pp
2. ^ F J Johnson (ed) Victorian Cheadle 1841 - 1881. Keele University 1991

[edit] Further Reading

"The Buildings of England - Staffordshire" by Nikolaus Pevsner

[edit] External links

• The Cheadle Town Website

[edit] See also

• Cheadle, Alberta, Canada - A Canadian town called Cheadle

Ceremonial county of Staffordshire
Unitary authorities:	Stoke-on-Trent
Boroughs/Districts:	Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth
Cities/Towns:	Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall) • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire