OS grid reference SJ824533 Postcode district ST7 | Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Saturday 11:20 PM Dialling code 01782 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 41% Humidity District Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme | ||
Our cycling adventure across england day 8 stoke talke to chester
Talke is a village in Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove
Contents
- Our cycling adventure across england day 8 stoke talke to chester
- Map of Talke Stoke on Trent UK
- Etymology
- History
- Notable people
- References
Map of Talke, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Etymology
Its unusual name is derived from the even more unusual "Talk o' th' Hill" which means 'bush on top of the hill'. Talke is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Talc in 1086.
History
Talke was made a civil parish in 1932, being transferred from the disbanded Audley Urban District to Kidsgrove Urban District which subsequently became part of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Talke and Talke Pits were formerly mining sites, which is why there are road names such as Coal Pit Hill.
Notable people
Reginald Mitchell (1895–1937), the creator of the Spitfire aeroplane, was a native of local village, Butt Lane.
References
Talke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA