Talke was a
ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
in the
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.
It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based, but includes the town of Kidsgrove and village ...
.
It covered the villages of
Talke
Talke is a village in Staffordshire, England, northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme and southwest of Kidsgrove. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove.
Etymology
Its unusual name is derived from the even more ...
and
Talke Pits
Talke Pits is a former mining village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, close to the Cheshire border and the village of Talke
Talke is a village in Staffordshire, England, northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
. As of the
2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election this ward has been merged with
Butt Lane ward, to form the Talke and Butt Lane Ward.
References
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