Audley Rural

Audley Rural is a parish of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, located four miles to the north-west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is predominantly a rural area, of which Audley is the centre.

The parish elects councillors to Newcastle Borough Council for the villages and areas of: Audley and Bignall End; Chesterton; Halmerend; Madeley; Silverdale; and Talke.

Audley village has seen national media coverage in recent years, due to Denise Leigh, a local blind amateur singer, winning the "Operatunity" television programme, and becoming an opera singer [http://www.deniseleigh.co.uk/] . The village is also the home of acclaimed graphic novelist Andi Watson. [http://www.andiwatson.biz/]

The parish was created in 1932 by a split of the previous Audley parish, much of which went to form the Talke parish. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10272762&c_id=10001043]

External links

* [http://www.audleycommunitycentre.ik.com/ Audley Community Centre]
* [http://www.audleycommunitynews.ik.com/ Audley community News Letter]
* [http://www.audleyparishcouncil.ik.com/ Audley Rural Parish Council]
* [http://www.a-b.co.uk/audleynet/audwelcome.htm Audley Village Network]
* [http://www.sirthomasboughey.staffs.sch.uk/IOA/page6.htm Historic photos of Audley and area]

Audley Parish is not in Stoke-on-Trent,it is wholly within the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The villages within the parish are not as stated.They are Alsagers Bank,Audley,Bignall End,Halmer End,Miles Green,Scot Hay and Wood Lane,and a few outlying hamlets,such as Dunkirk,Mill End,Shraley Brook,Eardley End,Coopers Green,Butters Green and Crackley Gates.