Cheadle, Staffordshire
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| Population | 12,158 (2001 census) |
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| District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | ST10 |
| Dial code | 01538 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | Staffordshire |
| UK Parliament | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Cheadle is a small market town near to Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 12,158 according to the 2001 census. It is roughly 15 miles from the city of 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.
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[edit] History
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 or at nearby tourist attraction Alton Towers. Another large local employer is JCB, the makers of agricultural and construction plant and earth moving equipment.
[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 North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to 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 it was bought out by First Group, now operating under the name First PMT. Such service include bus number '32 Hanley - Cheadle', every twenty minutes and '32A Hanley - Uttoxeter', every two hours (one hour during the summer).
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire (Pevsner Buildings of England). Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300096460.
[edit] See also
- Cheadle, Alberta, Canada - A Canadian town called Cheadle
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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 |
