Chesterton, Staffordshire
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| Chesterton | |
|---|---|
  Chesterton Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 777,421,666,756,436,600 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ832494 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle |
| Postcode district | ST5 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Chesterton (UK: /ˈtʃɛstətən/[1]) is a small, former mining village, located in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It sits near the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Chesterton is the second largest individual ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, of which Kidsgrove is the largest. In the 2011 census, Chesterton's population stood at 7,421.
History
Chesterton was a parish in the Wolstanton Rural District from 1894 to 1904. Following that, it became part of the Wolstanton United Urban District until 1932, when it was added to the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The main employer in Chesterton was Holditch Colliery. The colliery employed 1,500 men and mined ironstone in addition to coal. Despite heavy investment in the 1960s and 1970s the colliery closed down in 1988, just three years after the end of the year-long miners' strike. Many of the miners transferred to nearby Silverdale Colliery, which itself closed down on Christmas Eve 1998. The current site of Holditch Colliery is now a large business park with warehouses and was where a large Vodafone call centre stood until the building was vacated in November 2010/
Education
It has a small secondary school, Chesterton Community Sports College, that has just under 500 pupils, and four primary schools, Churchfields Primary, Chesterton Primary, Crackley Bank Primary and St.Chad's Primary.
Religion
Chesterton is home to seven churches, Chesterton Holy Trinity Church[2] Elim Pentecostal Church, St Johns the Evangelist Church [3] Holy Trinity C of E Church [4] Chesterton URC [5] and St Chads Church [6] Chesterton Salvation Army is both a church and a thriving Community Centre [7]
Places of interest
Notable people
- Frank Bowyer, footballer
- Ken Downing, motor racing driver
- Jamie Harrison, motorbike racer
- Tony Loska, footballer
- Ian Moores, footballer
- Mike (Mick) Pejic, Stoke City and England International Footballer
- Jackie Trent, singer & songwriter
- Spencer Dale, Leader of CRA
References
- ^ "Chesterton". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Holy Trinity Church, Chesterton website retrieved Jan 2017
- ^ The Catholic Parish of St John the Evangelist in Chesterton website retrieved Jan 2017
- ^ Chesterton Holy Trinity, Chesterton website retrieved Jan 2017
- ^ The United Reformed Churches of North Staffordshire, Chesterton URC website retrieved Jan 2017
- ^ St Chad's Church Red Street website retrieved Jan 2017
- ^ Salvation Army Chesterton website retrieved Jan 2017
External links
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