Keele
Coordinates: 53°00′16″N 2°17′14″W / 53.0044°N 2.2871°W
| Keele | |
 Keele
Keele shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 3,667 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ807453 |
| Civil parish | Keele |
| District | Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough) |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Postcode district | ST5 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
- This article is about the English village. For the Toronto subway station see Keele (TTC). Distinguish from keel and Kiel.
Keele is a village and civil parish in northern Staffordshire, England or UK. It is approximately three miles (5 km) west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and is close to the village of Silverdale. It is the location of Keele University (at grid reference SJ817450) and Keele Services (grid reference SJ806440), a motorway service area on the M6.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,664, most of whom were students at Keele University. Some of these students are located at The Hawthorns.
It is located in the Keele ward of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Cȳ-hyll = "Cow-hill".
Keele is featured on the UK 'Here and Now' edition of the board game Monopoly, released in September 2007, It takes the place of Fleet Street in the traditional version[1].
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