Bignall End

Bignall End
Bignall End
 Bignall End shown within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ808511
Civil parishAudley
DistrictNewcastle-under-Lyme
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district ST7
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNewcastle-under-Lyme
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire

Coordinates: 53°03′27″N 2°17′16″W / 53.0575°N 2.2879°W / 53.0575; -2.2879

Bignall End is a small village in North Staffordshire very near to Junction 16 of the M6 motorway.

It is a part of the Parish of Audley which comprises Audley (village), Bignall End, Wood Lane, Miles Green, Halmer End, and Alsagers Bank.

In Bignall End there is a Post Office, Butchers, barbers and a Londis. Most local shopping is done in Audley village, approximately 1 mile from Bignall End.

There are two public houses The Swan (or "the duck") located on Chapel Street and the Plough on Ravens Lane. Audley Working Men's Club and Audley Football club are also located with Bignall End.

In White's History[1] in 1851, Bignall End is described as having "a number of scattered houses and cottages, one mile E of Audley, and several collieries."

Cricket

Three England cricketers, Jack Ikin, Bob Taylor and Kim Barnett have played for Bignall End Cricket Club

References

  1. History of Audley at thepotteries.org

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, September 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.