Leycett
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Leycett is a village
in Staffordshire
in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Leycett was served by a railway station
which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
on June 28, 1880. The village hosted the Hollywood music festival
in 1970.
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...
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Leycett was served by a railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
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 June 28, 1880. The village hosted the Hollywood music festival
Hollywood music festival
The Hollywood Music Festival was held at Leycett in the grounds of a farm near Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK, on 23rd and 24 May 1970. It was notable for the first performance of the Grateful Dead in the UK and also for the triumphant performance of the band Mungo Jerry and featured such notable...
in 1970.