Biddulph

Coordinates: 53°07′N 2°10′W / 53.12°N 2.17°W / 53.12; -2.17
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Biddulph
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStoke-on-Trent
Postcode districtST8
Dialling code01782
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53°07′N 2°10′W / 53.12°N 2.17°W / 53.12; -2.17

Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, 8.5 miles (14 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent and 4.5 miles (7 km) south-east of Congleton, Cheshire.

Origin of the name

Biddulph's name may come from

Anglo-Saxon/Old English bī dylfe = "beside the pit or quarry". It may also stem from a corruption of the Saxon/Old English Bidulfe, meaning "wolf slayer", and as a result the Biddulph family crest is a wolf rampant
.

In the days of coal and iron, Biddulph was actually called Bradley Green, with the original site of Biddulph being the area in which the parish church, Grange House, and the ruins of Biddulph Old Hall stand. It was not until 1930 that the town was marked on Ordnance Survey maps as 'Biddulph'.[2]

Geography

Biddulph valley, filled with fog, from Biddulph Moor

Biddulph is located in a valley between the ridges of Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor to the east and west respectively. Biddulph also encompasses the hamlets of Gillow Heath, Knypersley and Brown Lees.

Education

In common with other parts of the area administered by Staffordshire LEA, the Middle School system operates in Biddulph.

Biddulph has one

high school (ages 13 to 16) with a sixth form (ages 16 to 18) called Biddulph High School,[3] it was awarded Sports College status in 2002. It has since gained Technology College status. Biddulph also has two middle schools: Woodhouse Middle School[4] (formerly Biddulph Grammar School), and James Bateman Middle School[5]
(formerly Park Middle School), serving pupils aged 9–13. These are fed by several first schools, such as Kingsfield First School, Knypersley First School, Squirrel Hayes First School, Oxhey First School, and several more.

Local media

Television

Since the town is close to the Cheshire-Staffordshire border, local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada that broadcast from Salford.[6]

Radio

The town is home to Churnet Sound radio a community radio station that broadcasts in DAB across south Cheshire and North Staffordshire Other local radio stations are

Signal 1 and Moorlands Radio
.

Newspaper

The Sentinel is the local newspaper.

Recent developments

Biddulph Community Fire Station in July 2011

The supermarket chain Sainsbury's opened a new store in Biddulph in November 2010.[7]

JD Wetherspoons opened The Bradley Green on Biddulph High Street on 3 September 2001.

In addition to the supermarket development, a number of derelict and semi-derelict buildings were refurbished or rebuilt by the local Councils and private owners. These were in line with the intentions set out in the Town Centre Area Action Plan (2007),[8] which aimed to reverse the spiral of decline that had threatened the long-term viability of the town centre since the early 1990s.

A 3000 square metre primary health facility was built for the North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust in the town centre as part of the ongoing regeneration and investment programme.

A new cafe for youngsters, 'Biddulph Young People's Place' opened in March 2011 at Kingsfield First School after a year of planning and fund-raising.

In 2011 Biddulph, which has a population of approx. 20,000, was left without a post office for 4 months when the small supermarket in which it was situated closed down. A temporary Post Office was eventually set up in the town hall car park.[9] A new post office was opened in October 2013 at the northern end of Biddulph High Street.[10]

Main sights

Biddulph Grange
Biddulph Town Hall

Within the valley created by the ridges of

Methodist
movement with the Wesleys.

A dominant feature on hills above the village is Mow Cop Castle, which is a folly of a ruined castle at the summit of the hill built in the 1750s.

Biddulph is also home to

National Trust. Adjacent to and part of the original estate is Biddulph Grange Country Park
.

Biddulph Town Hall was completed in 1965.[11]

Transport

Biddulph Valley Way
.

The nearest active stations are now in

Manchester, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
.

Biddulph is located on the A527, which links it to Congleton in the North and Stoke-on-Trent in the south.

Buses

Hanley (No.9) and to Leek (No.93) and the No. 94 goes north to Congleton and south to Tunstall and Newcastle-under-Lyme

Hanley
.

Notable people

James Bateman

Sport

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in England

Biddulph is twinned with:

Freeman

The following is a list of people who have been a Freeman of Biddulph, and when the title was bestowed.

  • Tony Hall (2023)[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Town Population 2011". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Bradley Green, Biddulph". jdwetherspoon.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Home - Biddulph High School". biddulph.staffs.sch.uk.
  4. ^ "Woodhouse Middle School- Index". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  5. ^ "James Bateman Middle School". jamesbateman.staffs.sch.uk.
  6. ^ "Over Biddulph (Staffordshire, England) Freeview Light transmitter". May 2004.
  7. ^ "Sainsbury's creates 400 jobs in Staffordshire with store openings". www.talkingretail.com. Talking Retail. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  8. ^ Biddulph Town Centre Area Action Plan, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (February 2007)
  9. ^ "Temporary Post Office opens in Biddulph after four-month wait". This is Staffordshire. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Stamp of approval for new Post Office". The Sentinel. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Report to Cabinet" (PDF). Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ D&G Bus website, Route Maps retrieved 19 February 2018
  13. ^ First Potteries website, Route Maps retrieved 19 February 2018
  14. ^ Robert Bateman, The Three Ravens", Sotheby's retrieved 19 February 2018
  15. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  16. ^ Prof Brian Scarlett, Profile, World Congress in Particle Technology 2006 retrieved 19 February 2018
  17. ^ "Joan Walley, former MP, Stoke-on-Trent North". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  18. ^ John Farmer, Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database retrieved 19 February 2018
  19. ^ "Biddulph". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  20. ^ SoccerBase Database retrieved 19 February 2018
  21. ^ ESPN cricinfo Database retrieved 19 February 2018
  22. ^ SoccerBase Database retrieved 14 June 2021
  23. ^ Biddulph Twinning Association (27 October 2022). "Twinning Group needs new blood". Chronicle letters
    The king of Letter Pages!. Congleton Chronicle. p. 32.
  24. ^ "Unique honour for veteran councillor". Congleton Chronicle. 27 April 2023. p. 21.

External links

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