Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT | |
Postcode district | ST11 | |
Dialling code | 01782 | |
Police | Staffordshire | |
Fire | Staffordshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Blythe Bridge (/blaɪð brɪdʒ/) is a village in Staffordshire, England, south-east of Stoke-on-Trent.
Etymology
Blythe Bridge is so called as it is built around the site of a bridge over the River Blithe (spelt differently from the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village.
Today
Facilities
It has a
Media
Blythe Bridge is covered by The Blythe and Forsbrook Times, a weekly newspaper. It is produced by Times, Echo and Life Publications (established 1896), which publish the only independent family owned and run newspapers in North Staffordshire.
Schools
- Blythe Bridge High School[2]
- Springcroft Primary School
- Forsbrook Primary School
- William Amory Primary School
Transport
Rail
Train services are available at
A
Road
The Uttoxeter Road, a former major motorway link route (M1 to M6) was partially relieved by the A50 dual-carriageway. The bypass road opened in 1975, and then the section to Uttoxeter in 1985.
Air
The nearby
Nearby places
Notable people
- Ernest Albert Egerton VC (1897 in Longton – 1966 in Blythe Bridge) recipient of the Victoria Cross[3] buried in Blythe Bridge
- Alan Weston (1907 in Leicester – 1997 in Blythe Bridge) cricketer,[4] right-handed batsman
- The Sutherland Brothers (active 1968–1979) a folk and rock music duo, wrote Rod Stewarts hit Sailing, may have lived there
- Rachel Shenton (born 1987) actress and screenwriter – won the Academy Award for live action short film at the 90th Academy Awards for The Silent Child
- Ollie Shenton (born 1997) footballer[5] who played as a midfielder for Stoke City F.C.
- Ben Brereton (born 1999) went to school in Blythe Bridge, professional footballer[6] for Villarreal
- Baylee Dipepa (born 12 January 2007) professional footballer for Port Vale F.C.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.blythebridge.staffs.sch.uk/ Blythe Bridge High School
- ^ GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE. Retrieved 15 February 2018
- ^ ESPN cricinfo Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018
- ^ SoccerBase Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018
- ^ SoccerBase Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018