Cheddleton
Cheddleton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Leek | |
Postcode district | ST13 | |
Dialling code | 01538 | |
Police | Staffordshire | |
Fire | Staffordshire | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Cheddleton is an ancient parish and village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, near to the town of Leek, England.
History
The village is divided into two distinct
The traditional village is served by one shop, three
The village hit the headlines in March 2006 when a fire at a house on Hillside Road killed four people. The cause of the fire was quickly established as arson and eight months later a local man called Mark Goldstraw was found guilty on four counts of murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum term of 35 years.[2]
The village is
Ashcombe Park in Cheadle Road is a Grade II* listed stately house built by James Trubshaw between 1807 and 1811.[3]
Population
The 2011 census[4] records a total population for Cheddleton of 5,444 persons and 2,267 households.
St Edward's Church
The parish church of St Edward the Confessor is on Hollow Lane; it is a Grade II* listed building. It was built from the 13th to 15th century.[5]
In the churchyard are buried Sir
The cross in the churchyard is an
Cheddleton Flint Mill
Cheddleton Carnival
Every year there is a
Schools
Cheddleton is served by St. Edward's CE (c) First School, close to St. Edward's Church and the local
The old schoolhouse has been turned into a well established tea room, there is also a long-standing beauty room, you will also find the parish council committee room, just down the road from St. Edward's. On the St Edward's site, the former isolation hospital has been restored and converted into a children's day nursery.
Transport
The
Sports
Cheddleton is home to Leek RUFC, who play their home games at Post & Times Park on St. Edward's Park.[10] Cheddleton is also home to Ashcombe Park Cricket Club, who play their home games at Ashcombe Park Cricket Ground at the south end of the village.
The John Pointon Sports And Recreation Facility was opened at Windy Arbour, Cheddleton on the ground of the old Berresford Bus site.
Cheddleton was also home to one of the best loved MotoX tracks in the UK, the steep, mostly natural sand track hosted numerous rounds of various local and national championships.
Over the years many riders who have moved on to race at an international level have competed at Cheddleton including the son of Ron Haslam, current World Superbike rider and former Moto GP rider Leon Haslam.
Notable people
- Isaac Findler (1778-1824), a local painter of religious themes and rural views.[11]
- Sampson Walker (1843–1933), businessman and political figure in Canada, born locally, emigrated to Canada and founded the Walker Oil Company in 1903; member of the Winnipeg city council from 1903 to 1907 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
- Charles Boucher (1856–1940), Anglican priest and the first Archdeacon of Loughborough
- Sybil Leek (1917–1982), an English witch, astrologer, occult author and self-proclaimed psychic and she wrote 60 books. She was born in Normacot, and grew up at Victoria Cottages off Station Road in Cheddleton.
- Ewen Henderson (1934–2000), ceramic artist of irregular, hand-built forms
- Sir
- Jessica Sylvester (born 1978), freestyle swimmer, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, grew up locally
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Man jailed for four fire murders". BBC News. 1 November 2006.
- ^ "Ashcombe Park" (PDF).
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services. "Cheddleton - UK Census Data 2011".
- ^ a b Church of St Edward the Confessor, Cheddleton British Listed Buildings, accessed 27 July 2014.
- ^ St. Edward the Confessor, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Staffordshire Past-track, accessed 27 July 2014.
- ^ Sir Thomas Wardle Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Staffordshire Past-track, accessed 27 July 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Churchyard Cross, St Edward's Churchyard (1012663)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Cross in Cheddleton Churchyard Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Staffordshire Past-track, accessed 27 July 2014.
- ^ Leek RUFC club website
- ^ "Family search, Isaac Findler".
- ^ "BBC Staffordshire Features - Staffordshire's Midlands' Sports Awards Winners".