Audley Rural is a
parish
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of
Staffordshire,
England
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, located four miles to the north-west of the town of
Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is predominantly a rural area, of which
Audley is the centre. Other settlements are
Alsagers Bank,
Bignall End
Bignall End is a village in Staffordshire, England, near Junction 16 of the M6 motorway.
History
It is a part of the parish of Audley Rural, which comprises Audley, Bignall End, Wood Lane, Miles Green, Halmer End and Alsagers Bank.
There ...
,
Halmer End,
Miles Green,
Scot Hay and Wood Lane, and the outlying hamlets of Dunkirk, Mill End, Shraley Brook, Eardley End, Coopers Green, Butters Green and Crackley Gates. The population of this parish at the
2011 census was 8,437.
The parish elects
councillor
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Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s to
Newcastle Borough Council for the
Audley and Bignall End ward, and, with
Betley and
Balterley parishes, for the
Halmerend ward.
The parish was created in 1932 by a split of the previous Audley parish, much of which went to form the
Talke parish.
Nearby landmark
Bignall Hill provides views south to
Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase (), often referred to locally as The Chase, is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is managed by Forestry E ...
and the city of
Stoke-on-Trent; north across the Cheshire Plains to
Jodrell Bank
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radio telescope; east to
Mow Cop Castle and the
Peak District
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; and west to the mountains of
North Wales
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and
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
It was a commonly held belief that the na ...
.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Audley Rural
References
External links
Audley Community CentreAudley community News LetterAudley Rural Parish Council
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Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Civil parishes in Staffordshire