Blythe Bridge
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Blythe Bridge is a village
situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands District, although it is effectively a south-eastern suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
.
(spelt differently to the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village.
, sixth form college
and library
, as well as two public house
s: The Black Cock on Uttoxeter Road and The Duke of Wellington. The Smithfield and The White Cock are now demolished. The village also has range of services available including a bakery
, post office
, mortgage shop betting shop, newsagents, motor garage, dentist, GP surgery, shoeshop, a few hairdressers and some fast-food outlets. The library, which is joined to Blythe Bridge High School, doubles as a youth centre.
, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
on August 7, 1848, on the Crewe to Derby
railway line. The station buildings and signal box have been demolished.
A Heritage railway
, Foxfield Light Railway
operate north of the village, with the southern terminus, Caverswall Road, being 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) north of the main line station along Blythe Bridge Road.
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.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands District, although it is effectively a south-eastern suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
.
Etymology
Blythe Bridge is so called as it is built around the site of a bridge over the River BlitheRiver Blithe
The River Blithe is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a Tributary of the River Trent and runs for around 20 miles from source to its confluence with the River Trent.-Etymology:...
(spelt differently to the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village.
Facilities
It has a high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, sixth form college
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
and library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, as well as two public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s: The Black Cock on Uttoxeter Road and The Duke of Wellington. The Smithfield and The White Cock are now demolished. The village also has range of services available including a bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
, post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, mortgage shop betting shop, newsagents, motor garage, dentist, GP surgery, shoeshop, a few hairdressers and some fast-food outlets. The library, which is joined to Blythe Bridge High School, doubles as a youth centre.
Schools
- Blythe Bridge High School and College
- Springcroft Primary School
- Forsbrook Primary School
- William Amory Primary School
Rail
Train services are available at Blythe Bridge railway stationBlythe Bridge railway station
Blythe Bridge railway station is a railway station in the United Kingdom at Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire Moorlands. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed...
, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
on August 7, 1848, on the Crewe to Derby
Crewe to Derby Line
The Crewe to Derby Line is a railway line in central England, running from Crewe south east to Derby. Services on the line are provided by East Midlands Trains....
railway line. The station buildings and signal box have been demolished.
A Heritage railway
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
, Foxfield Light Railway
Foxfield Light Railway
The Foxfield Light Railway is a preserved standard gauge line located south east of Stoke-on-Trent. The line was built in 1893 to serve the colliery at Dilhorne on the Cheadle Coalfield. It joined the North Staffordshire Railway line near Blythe Bridge....
operate north of the village, with the southern terminus, Caverswall Road, being 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) north of the main line station along Blythe Bridge Road.
Road
The UttoxeterUttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...
Road, a former major motorway link route (M1
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
to M6
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
) was partially relieved by the A50
A50 road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Warrington to Leicester; however, it was once a much longer route.-Current route:...
dual-carriageway. The bypass road opened in 1975, and then the section to Uttoxeter in 1985.
Air
The nearby Meir Aerodrome closed in 1973 and the land was used to build the large Meir Park housing estate.Nearest Places
- BarlastonBarlastonBarlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is roughly halfway between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the small town of Stone. According to the 2001 census the population of the parish was 2,659.-History:The old parish church of...
- CheadleCheadle, StaffordshireCheadle is a small market town near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 12,158 according to the 2001 census. It is roughly from the city of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Birmingham and south of Manchester...
- Draycott in the MoorsDraycott in the MoorsDraycott-in-the-Moors is a village between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Uttoxeter near the River Blythe. It is two and a half miles from Cheadle and is near Blythe Bridge railway station, on the North Staffordshire Railway....
- ForsbrookForsbrookForsbrook is a village in Staffordshire, around three miles southwest of Cheadle and situated on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands.It is an old village and is mentioned in the Domesday Book, with the rather unflattering description as waste ground....
- Fulford
- LightwoodLightwoodLightwood is a suburb of Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. It is located to the south of Longton, and Lightwood Road runs from here to Rough Close....
- LongtonLongton, StaffordshireLongton is a southern district of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and is known locally as the "Neck End" of the city. Longton is one of the six towns of "the Potteries" which formed the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 1925.-History:...
- MeirMeir, Stoke-on-TrentMeir Park is a suburb in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire situated between Lightwood and Longton. Meir Park estate extends from Meir uphill to the Blythe Bridge village hall, which is actually located in Meir Heath.-Meir Aerodrome:...
- UttoxeterUttoxeterUttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...
Famous People from Blythe Bridge
- Simon Barfoot. Prominent Trade Unionist for the Train Drivers Union ASLEF.
- Sutherland Brothers wrote Rod Stewarts hit Sailing proported to have lived there.