- Biddulph
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.1145
longitude= -2.1732
official_name= Biddulph
shire_district=Staffordshire Moorlands
shire_county=Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Staffordshire Moorlands
post_town=Stoke-on-Trent
postcode_district = ST8
postcode_area= ST
dial_code= 01782
os_grid_reference= SJ8857
population= 20,045 (2003 Estimate):"For the record label, seeBiddulph Recordings ":"For the actor, seeCyril Biddulph "Biddulph is a town in
Staffordshire ,England , just north ofStoke-on-Trent and near to Congleton, Cheshire.Biddulph is a town steeped in history, within the bowl created by the ridges of
Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor, there are ancientburial mound s; evidence of theEnglish Civil War ; the bubonic plague; Black BullColliery ; tombs of possibleCrusader knights; an Iron Age fort; and the site of a meeting of part of theMethodist Movement with the Wesleys. Also at Biddulph are:-
*Biddulph Grange a house and landscaped gardens owned by the National Trust.Water runs both east and west from Biddulph - to the east it is the source of the river Trent, to the west it is the Liverpool and Manchester canal system - and thus it can be said to be the true centre of England.
Origin of the name
Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon "bī dylfe" = "beside the pit or quarry"; but some said that the name Biddulph is a corruption of "the Saxon Bidulfe signifying Wolf Slayer" and as a result the Biddulph family crest is a Wolf Rampant.
Education
Biddulph has one
high school (years 9 to 11) with asixth form (years 12 to 13). The school was awarded sports college status in 2002.Biddulph also has twomiddle school s: Woodhouse Middle School and James Bateman Junior High School (formerly Park Middle School). These are fed by several first schools such as : Kingsfield First School, Knypersley First School, Squirrel Hayes First School, Ox Hey Primary School, and several more.
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