Keele

Keele

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Keele
latitude = 53.0044
longitude = -2.2871
civil_parish = Keele
population = 3,667 (2001 Census)
shire_district = Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough)
shire_county = Staffordshire
region = West Midlands
constituency_westminster = Newcastle-under-Lyme
post_town = Newcastle-under-Lyme
postcode_district = ST5
postcode_area = ST
dial_code = 01782
os_grid_reference = SJ808452

:"This article is about the English village. For the Toronto subway see station Keele (TTC). Distinguish from keel and Kiel."

Keele is a village and civil parish in northern Staffordshire, England. It is approximately three miles (5 km) west of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and is close to the village of Silverdale. It is the location of Keele University (at gbmapping|SJ817450) and Keele Services (gbmapping|SJ806440), a motorway service area on the M6.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,664, most of whom were students at Keele University. Some of these students are located at The Hawthorns.

It is located in the Keele ward of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon "Cȳ-hyll" = "Cow-hill"

Keele is featured on the UK 'Here and Now' edition of the board game Monopoly, released in September 2007, It takes the place of Fleet Street in the traditional version [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7007135.stm BBC News] "Monopoly launches UK-wide edition" 24 September 2007] .

References

External links

* [http://www.keele.ac.uk Keele University Website]
*oscoor gbx|SJ805455


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