Sideway (pronounced "Siddaway") is an area of
Stoke-on-Trent, approximately one mile south west of
Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Longton and Tunstall form the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England.
The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 18 ...
,
Stoke-on-Trent, in
Staffordshire, England. It is located on the junction of the
A500 and the
A50 adjacent to the
Bet365 Stadium
The Bet365 Stadium (stylised as ''bet365 Stadium'') is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and the home of EFL Championship club Stoke City. The stadium was previously called the Britannia Stadium but was ...
.
The area around the stadium was formerly a
spoil tip
A spoil tip (also called a boney pile, culm bank, gob pile, waste tip or bing) is a pile built of accumulated ''spoil'' – waste material removed during mining. These waste materials are typically composed of shale, as well as smaller quant ...
for the
Hem Heath Colliery, which closed in the mid-1990s; the stadium itself opened in 1997. The surrounding area has also been redeveloped and is home to a hotel, restaurant, health club and a number of car dealerships.
Sideway is also home to a
Michelin factory, a
medium wave transmitter for
Absolute Radio,
Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire
Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, to Staffordshire and Cheshire. The station was owned by Wireless Group and ran a "gold format" playlist ...
and
BBC Radio Stoke, and the base of
Marcroft Engineering, a railway wagon repair company.
It also has two lakes which are controlled by Fenton and District Angling Society. Known as the Overflow complex. http://www.fentonanddistrictanglingsociety.co.uk/waters/overflow-complex-sideway/
There are proposals
''North Staffordshire Integrated Transport Package''
/ref> to build a park and ride station in this area, taking advantage of its location on the A500 and A50.
References
*http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/sideway.php
Areas of Stoke-on-Trent
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