Talke Pits

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Talke Pitts
latitude= 53.0669

longitude= -2.2581

population =
shire_district= Newcastle-under-Lyme
shire_county= Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Staffordshire Moorlands
post_town= Newcastle, Staffs
postcode_district= ST7
postcode_area=ST
dial_code= 01782
os_grid_reference= SJ828522

Talke Pits is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. Nestling between the border of Staffordshire and Cheshire. It's history the mining of coal 'Talke ' o' the Hill. The top of Talke with two pubs and St Martins Church at the top of Audley Road. Down Audley Road is a little local hamlet known affectionately to the locals as Venice, once overlooking the tailings 'slag' heaps as a result of the extensive mining of coal in the area. Now a hyper mart outlet and industrial zone. Adjacent to Finneys wood also known as Parrots Drumble, and close to the motorway bypass.

Talke pits has an original Saxon cross that stands high on the hill overlooking the Cheshire Planes. The Saxon cross actually stands opposite St Martins church at the highest point of Talk O the hill.