Biddulph
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- For the record label, see Biddulph Recordings
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of Stoke-on-Trent, and has a population of about 25,000. It is an ex-mining town and is administered by Staffordshire Moorlands district council.
Biddulph is a town steeped in history, within the bowl created by the ridges of Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor, there are ancient burial mounds; evidence of the English Civil War; the bubonic plague; Black Bull Colliery; tombs of possible Crusader knights; an Iron Age fort; and the site of a meeting of part of the Methodist Movement with the Wesleys. Also at Biddulph are:-
- Biddulph Grange a house and landscaped gardens owned by the National Trust.
- Selectus Ltd, one time sole manufacturers of ribbon in the UK.
[edit] Origin of the name
Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon bī dylfe = "beside the pit or quarry"; but some said that the name Biddulph is a corruption of "the Saxon Bidulfe signifying Wolf Slayer" (although this is not valid Anglo-Saxon language), and as a result the Biddulph family crest is a Wolf Rampant
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| 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 |
