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Brunswick Wharf
Brunswick Wharf was a railway goods yard in Buglawton, Congleton. Brunswick Wharf was used to transport sand from Congleton to the potteries and coal from the potteries to Brunswick Wharf along the Biddulph Valley Line. History Brunswick Wharf was the terminus of the Biddulph Valley Line. Brunswick Wharf was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 29 August 1860. While using the Biddulph Valley Line for most the journey, goods trains heading to Brunswick Wharf would leave the Biddulph Valley Line at Congleton Lower Junction. Goods trains would then follow a line underneath the North Staffordshire mainline which was used to reach Brunswick Wharf and a goods and mineral yard at Congleton railway station. Ever Saturday morning there was a sand train service from Brunswick Wharf to Warrington and St Helens. The sand that was taken from Brunswick Wharf was used in the Lancashire glass industry. During the heyday of the Biddulph Valley Line the Robbert-heath owned Collierie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buglawton
Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the south-east of Cheshire. It was a parish and an urban district (i.e. effectively an independent town) from 1894 until 1936, when it was incorporated in Congleton borough. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1651. The Urban District Council consisted of six elected members and five officers, the latter including a council clerk, a surveyor and a rate and rent collector. The council was responsible for quite a large geographical area, greater in size than the borough of Congleton at that time though smaller in population and in buildings. Most of the 2580 acres which comprised the parish of Buglawton was used for dairy farming and the Council's area was generally more rural than industrial. The bulk of the population, however, lived and worked in a small area adjacent to the River Dane. The parish church of St John was built in 1841. The area of the former parish includes the hamlets of Timbersbrook, Key Green, Crossley and Havannah, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congleton
Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The town is by the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,482. Toponymy The town's name is of unknown origin. The first recorded reference to it was in 1282, when it was spelt ''Congelton''. The element ''Congle'' might relate to the old Norse ''kang'' meaning a bend, followed by the Old English element ''tun'' meaning settlement. History The first settlements in the Congleton area were Neolithic. Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts have been found in the town. Congleton was once thought to have been a Roman settlement, although there is no archaeological or documentary evidence to support this. Congleton became a market town after Vikings destroyed nearby Davenport. Godwin, Earl of Wessex held the town in the Saxon period. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as ''Cogeltone: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congleton Railway Station
Congleton railway station is a mainline station serving the Cheshire town of Congleton. It lies on the Stafford-Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom. History Plans for a railway station in Congleton were first announced by the North Staffordshire Railway on 30 April 1845. Congleton Railway station was to be the terminus of a planned line from Congleton to Colwich via Burslem and Stoke-on-Trent, this planned line was to be called The Pottery Line. The Stafford-Manchester line from Stoke-on-Trent to Congleton was opened on 9 October 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway, with Congleton station opening on the same day. Congleton railway station was the northern terminus for passenger trains on the Biddulph Valley Line. In 1930 a third platform was added by the Nestle's Anglo Condensed Milk Company due to the importance of milk to economy of Congleton. Congleton railway station was rebuilt in 1966. As part of the rebuild the station buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congleton Chronicle
The ''Congleton Chronicle'' is a weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Congleton, Cheshire, England. Founded in 1893 by Robert Head at 11 High Street, Congleton, the newspaper remains at that address, and is the only independently-owned, paid-for newspaper in Cheshire. The paper is owned by the Condliffe family, following a management buyout led by former editor John Condliffe in 1988. His son Jeremy is the current editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ... - only the fourth since the paper was founded - who created the second father to son succession (after Robert Head to his son Lionel). In addition to the Congleton Chronicle, the company also publishes the ''Sandbach Chronicle'', the ''Biddulph Chronicle'' and, launched in January 2012, the ''Alsager Chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidsgrove Railway Station
Kidsgrove railway station serves the town of Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, England. The station is north of Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Stoke-on-Trent. The station is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line which is also a Community rail, community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. In the year 2009–10 the usage of the station grew by almost 58% to over 100,000 recorded journeys, in addition more than 6,434 passengers used the station to change trains. The increase in usage (followed by a similar increase for 2010–11) has been attributed to improved timetable in December 2008 (specifically the introduction of London Midland, London Midland's service to Euston railway station, London Euston via Tamworth railway station, Tamworth). History The present station was opened 9 October 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway as ''Harecastle'' and was during the early years of the North S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churnet Valley Railway
The Churnet Valley Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands of Staffordshire, England. It operates on part of the former Churnet Valley Line.which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway. The railway is roughly long from Kingsley and Froghall to Ipstones. The land from Leek Brook Junction to Ipstones was opened by Moorland & City Railways (MCR) in 2010 after they took a lease out from Network Rail. This has subsequently been purchased by the Churmet Valley Railway. The main stations along the line are Kingsley and Froghall, Consall, Cheddleton and Leek Brook (which is only used as a run around loop). Work has begun to extend the line to the town of Leek which will act as the northern terminus of the line. The line between Leek and Waterhouses has also been reopened as part of the heritage railway far as Ipstones. Preservation history Early days of preservation: Cheddleton station (1964–1977) The Cheshire and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph Railway Station
Biddulph railway station was a railway station opened by the North Staffordshire Railway The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) 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. The company was based i ... in 1864. Originally named Gillow Heath the station was renamed Biddulph on 1 May 1897. The station was on the Biddulph Valley line that ran from a junction just north of on the – line to a junction south of Stoke-on-Trent station. Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927, but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964. References Former North Staffordshire Railway stations Disused railway stations in Staffordshire Biddulph {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. At the time of its abolition in 2009, it had six districts: Chester, Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Macclesfield, and Vale Royal. History Cheshire County Council was created on 1 April 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, which established elected county councils across England and Wales to take over the local government functions previously performed by the Quarter Sessions. Certain large towns were made county boroughs, administering their own affairs independently from the county councils. When Cheshire County Council was established in 1889, three county boroughs were created in Cheshire: Birkenhead, Chester, and Stockport. The area of the county excluding these towns was known as the administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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