Blythe Bridge
Coordinates: 52°58′13″N 2°04′15″W / 52.9704°N 2.0709°W
| Blythe Bridge | |
 Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 1,478 |
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| OS grid reference | SJ953414 |
| Civil parish | Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook |
| District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | ST11 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Stone |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
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.
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[edit] Etymology
Blythe Bridge is so called as it is built around the site of a bridge over the River Blithe (spelt differently to the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village.
[edit] Today
[edit] Facilities
It has a high school, sixth form college and library, as well as two public houses: 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.
[edit] Schools
- Blythe Bridge High School and College
- Springcroft Primary School
- Forsbrook Primary School
- William Amory Primary School
[edit] Transport
[edit] Rail
Train services are available at Blythe Bridge railway station, 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 miles (0.80 km) north of the main line station along Blythe Bridge Road.
[edit] Road
The Uttoxeter 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.
[edit] Air
The nearby Meir Aerodrome closed in 1973 and the land was used to build the large Meir Park housing estate.
[edit] References
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[edit] Nearest Places
[edit] 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.
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