Visit Madeley, Staffordshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Madeley, Staffordshire

  

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

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Madeley, Staffordshire history

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Madeley is derived from the Saxon, Madanlieg, meaning ‘a clearing in the woods belonging to Mada’ The first Madeley Old Manor was built by Robert de Stafford, with the local church being founded in 1200. Heighley Castle was built in 1226 by Henry de Audley and ordered to be demolished by Parliamentary committee in 1644 to prevent its use by Royalists.

Madeley, Staffordshire geography / climate

Madeley is located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre. It is close to the Shropshire and Cheshire borders. To the east is Keele, the site of Keele University as well as Silverdale.

You can visit Madeley, Staffordshire places with Walkfo Madeley, Staffordshire to hear history at Madeley, Staffordshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Madeley, Staffordshire has 12 places to visit in our interactive Madeley, Staffordshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Madeley, Staffordshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Madeley, Staffordshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Madeley, Staffordshire & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Madeley, Staffordshire Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Madeley, Staffordshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Madeley, Staffordshire

  

Best Madeley, Staffordshire places to visit

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

Hollywood Music Festival The Hollywood Music Festival was held at Leycett in an area called Hollywood on the grounds of Ted Askey’s Lower (pig) Farm. It was notable for the first performance of Grateful Dead in the UK and also for the performance of Jose Feliciano and Mungo Jerry. The company responsible for the festival was Onista Ltd who promptly went bankrupt unable to pay festival staff.

Heighley Castle Heighley Castle was completed by the Audley family in 1233 and for over 300 years was one of their ancestral homes. It was held for Charles I during the English Civil War and destroyed by Parliamentary forces in 1640s. The castle is on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register and described as being in ‘very bad’ condition.

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