Newpool

Newpool
The Life Stream Church, Newpool
Newpool is located in Staffordshire
Newpool
Newpool
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ877569
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtST8
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Newpool is a former coal mining village[1] and suburb of Biddulph in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England.[2] The village forms a built-up area with neighbouring villages Brown Lees and Knypersley.[3]

History

Originally, the village was a scattered bunch of farmsteads. However it was then occupied by a colliery which was named "Newpool Colliery".[4] With a few small houses for the workers of the colliery. The arrival of the Biddulph Valley line connected the village to neighbouring Congleton and Stoke-on-Trent.

After the closure of the colliery in the 20th century, the site was redeveloped for housing.[5] The village now forms a residential area for the town of Biddulph.

Amenities

The village has a church, called the "Life Stream Church".[6] This is located on Newpool Road and close to the village centre of Knypersley.[7]

Also nearby is the St John the Evangelist's Church in neighbouring Knypersley. As well as the Knypersley First School and an Aldi superstore.

References

  1. ^ "Newpool, Staffordshire (Village)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Old Maps of Newpool, Staffordshire - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Newpool meadows | Staffordshire Wildlife Trust". www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Local History". Biddulph - The Garden Town of Staffordshire. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Appendix 2: Biddulph and Biddulph Moor; Staffordshire Moorlands HEA" (PDF). www.staffordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Life Stream Church". Life Stream Church. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ Second mortgage of house known as Alwill House, 35 Newpool Road, Knypersley, p Biddulph. 29 March 1939.