Chesterton, Staffordshire

Coordinates: 53°02′33″N 2°15′03″W / 53.0424°N 2.2509°W / 53.0424; -2.2509

Chesterton
Chesterton  Chesterton shown within Staffordshire
Population	7,111 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ832494
District	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newcastle, Staffs
Postcode district	ST5
Dialling code	01782
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Newcastle-under-Lyme
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Chesterton is a small, former mining village, located in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It sits near the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Chesterton is the second largest individual ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, of which Kidsgrove is the largest. In the 2001 census, Chesterton's population stood at 7,111.

History

The World War II memorial in Chesterton Park

Chesterton was a parish in the Wolstanton Rural District from 1894 to 1904. Following that, it became part of the Wolstanton United Urban District until 1932, when it was added to the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The main employer in Chesterton was Holditch Colliery. The colliery employed 1,500 men and mined ironstone in addition to coal. Despite heavy investment in the 1960s and 1970s the colliery closed down in 1988, just three years after the end of the year long miners' strike. Many of the miners transferred to nearby Silvedale Colliery, which itself closed down on Christmas Eve 1998. The current site of Holditch Colliery is now a large business park with warehouses and was where a large Vodafone call centre stood until the building was vacated in November 2009.

Education

It has a small secondary school, Chesterton Community Sports College, that has just under 500 pupils, and four primary schools, Churchfields Primary, Chesterton Primary, Crackley Bank Primary and St.Chads Primary.

Religion

Chesterton is home to six churches, Chesterton Holy Trinity Church, Elim Pentecostal Church, St Johns the Evangelist Church, Holy Trinity C of E Church, Chesterton URC and St Chads Church.

Places of interest

• Apedale Community Country Park
• Apedale Heritage Centre
• Moseley Railway Trust
• Loomer Road Stadium

Notable people

• Frank Bowyer, footballer
• Ken Downing, motor racing driver
• Tony Loska, footballer
• Ian Moores, footballer
• Mike (Mick) Pejic , Stoke City and England International Footballer

External links

• Roman Fort at Chesterton
• Apedale Heritage Centre and Country Park
• The Moseley Railway Trust website