Whitmore, Staffordshire
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Whitmore | |
Whitmore shown within Staffordshire |
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District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Shire county | Staffordshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Newcastle, Staffs |
Postcode district | ST5 |
Dialling code | 01782 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
European Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire |
For other places with the same name, see Whitmore.
Whitmore is a village and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The name Whitmore can be found in the Domesday book (as Witemore) and also when King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
Whitmore Hall, designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and a fine example of a small Carolinian manor house, is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family.