CHESTERTON, STAFFORDSHIRE

'Chesterton' is a small, former mining village, located in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It sits near the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Chesterton is the second largest individual ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, of which Kidsgrove is the largest. In the 2001 census, Chesterton's population stood at 7,111.

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History

Education

Religion

Places of Interest

External links

History

Chesterton was a parish in the Wolstanton Rural District from 1894 to 1904, then part of the Wolstanton United Urban District until 1932, when it was added to the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Dr. Mohammed Jamil Abdelqader Asha, a Palestinian-born suspect arrested after the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, lives in the village with his wife and child and worked at the nearby University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

Education

It has a small secondary school, Chesterton Community Sports College, that has just under 500 pupils, and three primary schools, Churchfields Primary, Chesterton Primary and Crackley Bank Primary.

Religion

Chesterton is home to six churches, Chesterton Holy Trinity Church, Elim Pentecostal Church, St Johns The Evangelist Church, Holy Trinity C of E Church, Chesterton URC and St Chads Church.

Places of Interest

★ Apedale Community Country Park

★ Apedale Heritage Centre and Mining Museum

★ Moseley Railway Trust

★ Loomer Road Stadium

★ The Mount Pleasant Auxiliary Fort

External links

★ Chesterton Weather Centre

★ Roman Fort at Chesterton

★ Apedale Heritage Centre and Country Park

★ The Moseley Railway Trust website