- Endon
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Endon
latitude = 53.078825
longitude = -2.111225
population =
civil_parish = Endon and Stanley
shire_district =Staffordshire Moorlands
shire_county =Staffordshire
region = West Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town = STOKE-ON-TRENT
postcode_district = ST9
postcode_area = ST
dial_code = 01782
os_grid_reference = SJ925535
london_distance = 138 mi (222 km) SEEndon is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands district of
Staffordshire ,England . It is convert|4|mi|km|1 southwest of Leek and convert|6|mi|km|1 north-northeast ofStoke-on-Trent .The village is one of only a few outside
Derbyshire which practises the ancient custom ofWell dressing . A weekend fayre accompanies the dressing of the well at which a local girl is crowned as the Well Dressing Queen. The fayre also includes a contest called "Tossing the Sheaf" where local men compete to see who can toss a bale of straw the highest over a raised bar.Together with neighbouring Stanley, Endon forms a
civil parish .The local education consists of three schools; St. Luke's Church of England Primary School, [http://www.endonhall.staffs.sch.uk/ Endon Hall Primary School] and [http://www.endon.staffs.sch.uk/ Endon High School] .
Endon was served by a
railway station which was opened by theNorth Staffordshire Railway onNovember 1 ,1867 . [http://www.endon.staffs.sch.uk/community/community%20website12.htm Endon Village Website]
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