Ipstones

Ipstones

Ipstones
Ipstones shown within Staffordshire
Population	1,488 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SK0249
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode district	ST10

Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

EU Parliament	West Midlands

Ipstones is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Staffordshire.

Ipstones is part of the Staffordshire Moorlands district; within the boundaries of the civil parish are the hamlets Foxt, Consall Forge and Bottomhouse. Ipstones Edge, to the north of the village, rises to 1,250 feet (380 m) and gives views for many miles around.

Ipstones is not mentioned in the Domesday book and dates from around the 12th century. The majority of the houses and farms, barring modern development, are built from local sandstone. Two sections of the village are designated as Conservation Areas with several listed structures contained within them.

Ipstones was served by a railway station opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 15 June 1905, on its line between Leekbrook Junction and Waterhouses. The station was closed to passengers on 30 September 1935. The buildings have been demolished but heritage trains now use the line again and there have been proposals to restore mineral trains to Caldon Low.

Ipstones has three pubs, a butcher's, a corner shop, an agricultural supplies store, a church and a primary school.

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 December 2015.

External links

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Ceremonial county of Staffordshire
Unitary authorities	Stoke-on-Trent
Boroughs or districts	Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth
Major settlements	Biddulph Burntwood Burton upon Trent Cannock Cheadle Eccleshall Fazeley 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
Rivers	Anker Blithe Churnet Dane Dove Manifold Mease Penk Sow Swarbourn Tame Trent Wheelock
Canals	Birmingham & Fazeley Caldon Lichfield Shropshire Union Staffs & Worcestershire Trent & Mersey Wyrley & Essington
Topics	Flag Museums Schools Grade I buildings Grade II* buildings Windmills High Sheriffs

Civil parishes of Staffordshire Moorlands

Council

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Civil parishes

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