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Apedale Community Country Park is a country park in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. The park is unusual for the area as it was previously as an opencast mine.
The area has a long history of mining, with the nearby former collieries at Silverdale and Holditch also having been redeveloped for other uses.
The park is considered by administration as a form of compensation to the residents of the area for the large amount of development that has taken place over recent years. The shallow mine at Holditch was redeveloped into a
Staffordshire County CouncilMoseley Railway Trust
Apedale Heritage Centre
{{Authority control Country parks in Staffordshire Tourist attractions in Staffordshire Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Apedale Community Country Park is a country park in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. The park is unusual for the area as it was previously as an opencast mine.
The area has a long history of mining, with the nearby former collieries at Silverdale and Holditch also having been redeveloped for other uses.
The park is considered by administration as a form of compensation to the residents of the area for the large amount of development that has taken place over recent years. The shallow mine at Holditch was redeveloped into a business park
A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typicall ...
and industrial estate
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park ...
, which led to significant capital gains for Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.
62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council
In England, local auth ...
. The amelioration of the park was part paid for out of these receipts.
Within the park is the Apedale Heritage Centre. The adjoining Moseley Railway Trust is currently running the first phase of the narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
Apedale Valley Light Railway extending further into the parkland. There is a series of tracks, waymarked routes and self-guided trails.
The country park is also the home of Newcastle Countryside Project and is bordered by the communities of Silverdale, Chesterton, Knutton
Knutton is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It lies between the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the village of Silverdale, Staffordshire, Silverdale.
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Newcastle-under-Lyme
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and Cross Heath.
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External links
Staffordshire County Council
Apedale Heritage Centre
{{Authority control Country parks in Staffordshire Tourist attractions in Staffordshire Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme