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Hanley, Staffordshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hanley, Staffordshire

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Hanley, Staffordshire history

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Etymology

Hanley comes from either “haer lea”, meaning “high meadow”, or “heah lea” meaning “rock meadow” Hanley was born Hanley, Hanley or Hanley.

Coal mining

Hanley Deep Pit was the deepest pit in the North Staffordshire coalfield, reaching a depth of 1500 feet. At its peak in the 1930s it employed some 2,000 men and boys. The pit was closed in 1962 but much of the headgear and spoilheaps were left in situ. In the 1980s, the original site was cleared, landscaped and converted into Central Forest Park.

Garden Festival

The 1986 Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival led to the reclamation of large areas of land west of the city centre. The former Shelton steelworks, which had been derelict since 1978, remained derelict for some time.

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103 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Hanley, Staffordshire places to visit

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Hanley, Staffordshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hanley, Staffordshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hanley, Staffordshire’s information audio spots:

The Villas The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent, is an estate of 24 Victorian houses. It was designed by local architect Charles Lynam, who became a prominent architect in Staffordshire. Most dating from 1851–55, most dating from the 1851-55, were designed by Lynam. It now merges with the late 19th- and early 20th-century suburban sprawl.

The Old Barracks, Newcastle-under-Lyme The Old Barracks is a former military installation in Barrack Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall The Guildhall is a Grade II listed building in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is a municipal building in the city’s High Street.

Eastwood Hanley F.C. Eastwood Hanley Football Club is a football club based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. They are currently members of the Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division.

Staffordshire University Staffordshire University is a public research university in Staffordshire, England. It has one main campus based in Stoke-on-Trent and three other campuses; in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.

Christ Church, Fenton Christ Church is an Anglican church in Fenton, Staffordshire. It is in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent and Fenton. The building is Grade II listed.

County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent The County Ground was a cricket ground in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The ground was located along Station Road, near the railway station.

Bagnall Road Wood Bagnall Road Wood is a local nature reserve near Milton, on the eastern fringe of Stoke-on-Trent, England. The wooded area is located near Milton on the east fringe of the city.

Norton United F.C. Norton United F.C. was a football club based in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. They were established in 1989 and joined the Staffordshire Senior League in the same year. The club’s ground was the Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute; however’ they left that ground mid season due to contractual issues with the owners and played their remaining fixtures at Lyme Valley Stadium.

City Sentral City Sentral was a planned major retail and leisure development in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The centre was to include a M&S department store, a Cineworld cinema complex, an 80-room hotel and a new bus station. The branding of the proposed shopping centre divided residents in the city with many suggesting the deliberate misspelling of the word ‘central’ was unnecessary and open to ridicule.

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