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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Weston Coyney

  

Weston Coyney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Weston Coyney

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Weston Coyney history

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Weston Coyney is identified in the Domesday Book as a manor called Westone or West Town in lands belonging to Robert de Stafford and held by Ernulf de Hesding. At some time during the 13th century, during the reign of Henry III the manor of Westone had passed to the Coyney family. In the 17th century the Coyneys built West Coyney Hall as the family residence and continued to live there until 1910. The hall was eventually demolished in 1944. Apart from the two halls, the area remained mostly farmland until the 20th century when residential development started along Leek Road. Mining started in the 18th century and continued until the 1960s.

Weston Coyney economy & business

Coalville

Coalville was built in 1954 to attract more miners to work in the North Staffordshire coalfield. Over 400 homes were built in under a year, most being prefabricated off site. Designed with a life span of only 15 years, by the 1980s they were found to be unsellable as the reinforced concrete they were built of was disintegrating. The estate was transformed into a modern housing estate called Weston Heights.

Weston Coyney landmarks

Park Hall Country Park is the only national nature reserve in Stoke. Partly open heathland and partly redeveloped gravel quarry pits. Area of the park is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Weston Coyney geography / climate

Most of the area is at an elevation of approximately 200 metres (656 ft) Like much of North Staffordshire, the area lies over coal measures, but the north and east sit mostly on sandstone and gravel. It was this latter resource that was extensively quarried in the 20th century.

You can visit Weston Coyney places with Walkfo Weston Coyney to hear history at Weston Coyney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Weston Coyney has 36 places to visit in our interactive Weston Coyney 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 Weston Coyney, 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 Weston Coyney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Weston Coyney & the surrounding areas.

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36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Weston Coyney places to visit

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

Forsbrook Forsbrook is three miles southwest of Cheadle and situated on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, with the rather unflattering description as waste ground. The village derives its name from the Old English Fotes-broc – a brook or ditch.

Caverswall Caverswall is a village and parish in Staffordshire to the south west of Staffordshire Moorlands. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 971.

HM Prison Werrington HMYOI Werrington (also known as Werrington Juvenile Centre) is a male juveniles’ prison located in the village of Werrington in Staffordshire. The prison is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

Shelley’s Laserdome Shelley’s Laserdome was at the heart of the house and rave scene in the early 1990s. It helped launch the career of DJ Sasha and featured regular appearances from Carl Cox. It was eventually shut down by Staffordshire Police.

St James’ Church, Longton The church of St James-the-Less is in Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

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