Keele

For other uses, see Keele (disambiguation).
Keele
Keele
 Keele shown within Staffordshire
Population 3,667 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ807453
Civil parishKeele
DistrictNewcastle-under-Lyme (borough)
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district ST5
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNewcastle-under-Lyme
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire

Coordinates: 53°00′16″N 2°17′14″W / 53.0044°N 2.2871°W

Keele is a village and civil parish in northern Staffordshire, England. It is approximately three miles (5 km) west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and is close to the village of Silverdale. It is the location of Keele University (at grid reference SJ817450) and Keele Services (grid reference SJ806440), a motorway service area on the M6.The university partly surrounds the village.

St John's Church, Keele.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,664, most of whom were students at Keele University. Some of these students are located at The Hawthorns.

It is located in the Keele ward of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Cȳ-hyll = "Cow-hill".

Keele is featured on the UK 'Here and Now' edition of the board game Monopoly, released in September 2007, It takes the place of Fleet Street in the traditional version.[1]

References

  1. BBC News "Monopoly launches UK-wide edition" 24 September 2007

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