Audley Rural
Encyclopedia
Audley Rural is a parish
of Staffordshire
, England
, located four miles to the north-west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme
. It is predominantly a rural area, of which Audley
is the centre.
The parish elects councillor
s to Newcastle Borough Council for the villages and areas of: Audley and Bignall End
; Chesterton
; Halmerend; Madeley
; Silverdale
; and Talke
.
Audley village has seen national media
coverage in recent years, due to Denise Leigh, a local blind
amateur singer, winning the Operatunity
television programme, and becoming an opera singer http://www.deniseleigh.co.uk/. The village is also the home of acclaimed graphic novelist
Andi Watson
.http://www.andiwatson.biz/
The parish was created in 1932 by a split of the previous Audley parish, much of which went to form the Talke
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Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, located four miles to the north-west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of The Potteries Urban Area and North Staffordshire. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 73,944...
. It is predominantly a rural area, of which Audley
Audley, Staffordshire
Audley is a rural village approximately four miles north west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is the centre of Audley Rural parish....
is the centre.
The parish elects councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s to Newcastle Borough Council for the villages and areas of: Audley and Bignall End
Bignall End
Bignall End is a small village in North Staffordshire very near to Junction 16 of the M6 motorway.It is a part of the Parish of Audley which comprises Audley , Bignall End, Wood Lane, Miles Green, Halmer End, and Alsagers Bank....
; Chesterton
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....
; Halmerend; Madeley
Madeley, Staffordshire
Madeley is a village and ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, North Staffordshire, England. It is split into three parts: Madeley, Middle Madeley, and Little Madeley. Madeley Heath is also considered by many to be part of Madeley...
; Silverdale
Silverdale, Staffordshire
Silverdale is a suburban village and civil parish in Staffordshire, west of Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1932 it became part of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme and is now, with the exception of the north-eastern end, part of the Silverdale and Parksite ward....
; and Talke
Talke
Talke is a village in the English county of Staffordshire, four miles northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme.-Etymology:Its unusual name is derived from the even more unusual "Talk o' th' Hill" which means 'bush on top of the hill'...
.
Audley village has seen national media
Media of the United Kingdom
Media of the United Kingdom consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. The UK also has a strong music industry. The UK has a diverse range of providers, the most prominent being principle public service...
coverage in recent years, due to Denise Leigh, a local blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
amateur singer, winning the Operatunity
Operatunity
Operatunity was a talent search— and Michael Waldman's film that documented it— in which the English National Opera conducted a nationwide search to find someone in the United Kingdom without professional opera experience, who could be coached to sing in a staged opera— Verdi's...
television programme, and becoming an opera singer http://www.deniseleigh.co.uk/. The village is also the home of acclaimed graphic novelist
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Andi Watson
Andi Watson
Andrew "Andi" Watson is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels Breakfast After Noon, Slow News Day and his series Love Fights, published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics....
.http://www.andiwatson.biz/
The parish was created in 1932 by a split of the previous Audley parish, much of which went to form the Talke
Talke
Talke is a village in the English county of Staffordshire, four miles northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme.-Etymology:Its unusual name is derived from the even more unusual "Talk o' th' Hill" which means 'bush on top of the hill'...
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