Audley, Staffordshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.0555
longitude= -2.3045
official_name= Audley
shire_district= Newcastle-under-Lyme
shire_county=Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Newcastle-under-Lyme
post_town= STOKE-ON-TRENT
postcode_district= ST7
postcode_area=ST
dial_code= 01782
os_grid_reference= SJ796509
population= 5770
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static_image_caption=Audley's Parish Church of St James
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Audley is a rural village approximately four miles north west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is the centre of Audley Rural parish.

The first mention of Audley is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was called Aldidelege, when the lands were held by a Saxon called Gamel. At this time, the area was very sparsely populated, and because of its distance from the major towns of Stafford and Chester there was little outside contact. There was a medieval castle at Audley Castle Hill during the late 13th century; only a low earthwork remains of the former motte. Excavations have yielded some stonework. [cite web
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James Audley, a founding member of the order of the Garter, was the illegitimate son of Thomas Audley, whose commemorative brass is in St James Church in Audley. Thomas was the son of the second Lord Audley, James.

Audley is located on the B5500, the former A52 road. Just south of the A500, the village is approximately five minutes from the M6 motorway. The village was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on June 28 1880.

chools

* [http://www.ravensmead.staffs.sch.uk/ Ravensmead County Primary School]
* [http://www.sirthomasboughey.staffs.sch.uk/ Sir Thomas Boughey High School]
* [http://www.woodlane.staffs.sch.uk/ Wood Lane Primary School]

Notable Residents

Robert Latham (deceased), Pepys Librarian at Magdalen College, Cambridge

References

* "Audley Parish Millennium 1000 – 2000 AD", ed. Robert Speake

External links

* [http://www.audleycc.co.uk/Pages/audleyhist.html A brief history of Audley Village]
* [http://www.audley.net/ Website for charities, organisations and businesses, in and around the Audley area]
* [http://nwsrcf.proboards20.com Discussion and Information forum]