Bignall End Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.0575°N -2.2879°W
Official Name:Bignall End
Shire District:Newcastle-under-Lyme
Shire County:Staffordshire
Civil Parish:Audley Rural
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Newcastle-under-Lyme
Post Town:STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode Area:ST
Postcode District:ST7
Dial Code:01782
Os Grid Reference:SJ808511

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 are two public houses, The Swan (or "the duck") on Chapel Street and the Plough on Ravens Lane. Bignall End Working Men's Club was demolished and had residential accommodation built on it. Audley Football Club is also in Bignall End.

In 1851, Bignall End was described as having "a number of scattered houses and cottages, one mile E of Audley, and several collieries".[1]

In January 1895, an inrush of water into Audley Colliery resulted in the deaths of 77 miners.[2]

Cricket

Three England cricketers, Jack Ikin, Bob Taylor and Kim Barnett have played for Bignall End Cricket Club

See also

References

  1. http://www.thepotteries.org/location/audley/audley.html History of Audley
  2. News: Memorial to mark death of 78 in flooded mine . 22 January 2020 . BBC News . 12 January 2020.

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