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{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|country = England
|official_name= Oakamoor
|official_name= Oakamoor
|latitude= 53.000
|static_image_name= Oakamoor Village Centre - geograph.org.uk - 458933.jpg
|static_image_caption= Village centre
|longitude= -1.91667
|coordinates = {{coord|53.000|-1.91667|type:city_region:GB-STS|display=inline,title}}
| population = 828
| population = 593
| population_ref = (2001 census)
| population_ref = (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127175&c=Oakamoor&d=16&e=62&g=6465092&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1449829986268&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=11 December 2015}}</ref>
|shire_district= [[Staffordshire Moorlands]]
|shire_district= [[Staffordshire Moorlands]]
|shire_county = [[Staffordshire]]
|shire_county = [[Staffordshire]]
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'''Oakamoor''' is a small village in north [[Staffordshire]], [[England]].
'''Oakamoor''' is a small village in north [[Staffordshire]], England.


Although it is now a rural area, it has an industrial past which drew on the natural resources of the Churnet valley.
Although it is now a rural area, it has an industrial past which drew on the natural resources of the Churnet valley. [[Iron]] was smelted from medieval times. [[Copper]] and lumber were also important to the local economy.
[[Iron]] was smelted from medieval times. [[Copper]] and lumber were also important to the local economy. In the nineteenth century Thomas Bolton's copperworks near the [[River Churnet]] supplied copper wire for the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/e-land/Countryside/OpenSpaces/OpenSpacesOakamoor.htm | title= Oakamoor | accessdate= 2008-06-09 | publisher=Staffordshire County Council | work= Staffordshire County Council web pages |date = 29 October 2007}}</ref> The buildings of the Thomas Bolton factory were demolished in 1966.


In the nineteenth century [[Thomas Bolton|Thomas Bolton's]] copperworks near the [[River Churnet]] supplied copper wire for the first [[transatlantic telegraph cable]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/e-land/Countryside/OpenSpaces/OpenSpacesOakamoor.htm | title= Oakamoor | access-date= 2008-06-09 | publisher= Staffordshire County Council | work= Staffordshire County Council web pages | date= 29 October 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090903143627/http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/e-land/Countryside/OpenSpaces/OpenSpacesOakamoor.htm | archive-date= 3 September 2009 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://atlantic-cable.com/CableCos/Bolton/index.htm|work=Atlantic Cable |title= History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network: Thomas Bolton & Sons|access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=30461&SearchType=2&ThemeID=517 |work=Staffordshire Past Track |title=Boltons Copper Works, Frog Hall, Kingsley |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref> The buildings of the Thomas Bolton factory were demolished in 1966.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The company merged with others in 1984 to form “Thomas Bolton and Johnson” with factories elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Bolton_and_Sons |work=Grace’s Guide |title=Thomas Bolton and Sons|access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref> In 2014, the company went into [[Bankruptcy|administration]], potentially ending copper manufacturing in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Bolton_and_Sons |work=BBC|date=27 March 2014|title= Thomas Bolton: 'Last' copper works in administration|access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>
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[[Oakamoor railway station]] was closed down in 1967. The railway track leading to [[Alton railway station, Staffordshire|Alton railway station]] has been converted to a footpath.


Lightoaks Hall on Cheadle Road dates from the 1820s and was built for the Bolton family. Holy Trinity parish church, on Church Bank, was erected in 1832, at a cost of £1600, raised by subscription and a grant from the [[Church Building Society]].
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== Media Interest ==

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In 2004 Oakamoor was the subject of a television programme in the [[Channel 4]] ''[[Time Team]]'' archaeology series, which investigated the remains of a [[blast furnace]]<ref>[http://www.timeteam.k1z.com/index.php?pid=132 ''Time Team'' fan site] Retrieved on 2008-06-09</ref>.
[[Clement Lindley Wragge]], later a notable meteorologist, was raised in Oakamoor from 1852-1865.

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The [[Churnet Valley line]] passed through Oakamoor. [[Oakamoor railway station]] was closed down in 1967. The railway track leading to [[Alton Towers railway station]] has been converted to a footpath.

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== Media interest ==
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In 2004 Oakamoor was the subject of a television programme in the [[Channel 4]] ''[[Time Team]]'' archaeology series, which investigated the remains of [[The Old Furnace]].<ref>[http://www.timeteam.k1z.com/index.php?pid=132 ''Time Team'' fan site] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608075759/http://www.timeteam.k1z.com/index.php?pid=132 |date=8 June 2007 }}). Retrieved on 2008-06-09.</ref>

==See also==
* [[Listed buildings in Oakamoor]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{Commons category inline|Oakamoor}}


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{{Staffordshire}}
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{{Civil Parishes of Staffordshire Moorlands}}
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[[Category:Staffordshire Moorlands]]
[[Category:Villages in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]
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[[Category:Staffordshire Moorlands]]


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Latest revision as of 18:20, 8 October 2024

Oakamoor
Village centre
Oakamoor is located in Staffordshire
Oakamoor
Oakamoor
Location within Staffordshire
Population593 (2011 census)[1]
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Region
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Post townStoke-on-Trent
Postcode districtST10
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53°00′00″N 1°55′00″W / 53.000°N 1.91667°W / 53.000; -1.91667

Oakamoor is a small village in north Staffordshire, England.

Although it is now a rural area, it has an industrial past which drew on the natural resources of the Churnet valley. Iron was smelted from medieval times. Copper and lumber were also important to the local economy.

In the nineteenth century Thomas Bolton's copperworks near the River Churnet supplied copper wire for the first transatlantic telegraph cable.[2][3][4] The buildings of the Thomas Bolton factory were demolished in 1966.[citation needed] The company merged with others in 1984 to form “Thomas Bolton and Johnson” with factories elsewhere.[5] In 2014, the company went into administration, potentially ending copper manufacturing in Great Britain.[6]

Lightoaks Hall on Cheadle Road dates from the 1820s and was built for the Bolton family. Holy Trinity parish church, on Church Bank, was erected in 1832, at a cost of £1600, raised by subscription and a grant from the Church Building Society.

Clement Lindley Wragge, later a notable meteorologist, was raised in Oakamoor from 1852-1865.

The Churnet Valley line passed through Oakamoor. Oakamoor railway station was closed down in 1967. The railway track leading to Alton Towers railway station has been converted to a footpath.

Media interest

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In 2004 Oakamoor was the subject of a television programme in the Channel 4 Time Team archaeology series, which investigated the remains of The Old Furnace.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Oakamoor". Staffordshire County Council web pages. Staffordshire County Council. 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  3. ^ "History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network: Thomas Bolton & Sons". Atlantic Cable. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Boltons Copper Works, Frog Hall, Kingsley". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Thomas Bolton and Sons". Grace’s Guide. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Thomas Bolton: 'Last' copper works in administration". BBC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  7. ^ Time Team fan site (Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
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