Betley

Betley

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.0334
longitude= -2.3672
official_name= Betley
shire_district= Newcastle-under-Lyme
shire_county= Staffordshire
region = West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Newcastle-under-Lyme
post_town= CREWE
postcode_area= CW
postcode_district= CW3
dial_code= 01270
os_grid_reference= SJ754485
population= 921 (2001 Census)

Betley is a village and civil parish in the Newcastle district of Staffordshire, England, about halfway between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Nantwich. Betley forms a continual linear settlement with Wrinehill.

chool

* [http://www.betley.staffs.sch.uk/ Betley School]

Transport

The A531 road passes through Betley as a non-primary route. It connects with the A525 road to the south and with the A500 road to the north.

History

Betley - meaning the 'clearing in the woods' of Bette (a Saxon woman's name) - is an ancient settlement. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is one of several villages - including Buddileigh, Audley, and Madeley - which seem to be named after women. It had a major market, the charter for which was granted in the thirteenth century. At Betley Hall, a now-demolished country house, Charles Darwin conducted some of his zoological observations and Florence Nightingale visited. At another country house in the village, Betley Court (which is still standing), lived the Romantic poetess Eliza Tollet. The church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, is a beautiful medieval building (reasonably well-restored by George Gilbert Scott), with stunning oak beams and a pretty cricket ground to the rear.

Nearest places

*Audley
*Barthomley
*Crewe
*Madeley
*Shavington
*Wrinehill

References

External links

* [http://www.blhs.co.uk/ Betley Local History Society]
* [http://www.betley.net/ Betley Local History Information]
* [http://www.betley.bun.com/ Betley Parish Council]


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