Bignall End
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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 (village), Bignall End, Wood Lane
, Miles Green
, Halmer End
, and Alsagers Bank
.
In Bignall End there is a Post Office, Butchers, barbers and a Londis
. Most local shopping is done in Audley village, approximately 1 mile from Bignall End.
There are two public houses The Swan (or "the duck") located on Chapel Street and the Plough on Ravens Lane. Both public houses
Audley Working Men's Club and Audley Football club are also located with Bignall End.
In White's History in 1851, Bignall End is described as having "a number of scattered houses and cottages, one mile E of Audley, and several collieries."
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...
very near to Junction 16 of the M6 motorway
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
.
It is a part of the Parish
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 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....
which comprises Audley (village), Bignall End, Wood Lane
Wood Lane
Wood Lane is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway past Wormwood Scrubs where it meets Scrubs Lane. The road is wholly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham...
, Miles Green
Miles Green
Miles Green is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England and is about north west of Stoke-on-Trent....
, Halmer End
Halmer End
Halmer End is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, neighbouring the small hamlet of Alsagers Bank and not far from the larger village of Audley...
, and Alsagers Bank
Alsagers Bank
Alsagers Bank is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. It has a pub, The Gresley Arms, and a Post Office/village shop. Other facilities are St John's Church , a primary school, and a football club....
.
In Bignall End there is a Post Office, Butchers, barbers and a Londis
Londis
Londis is the name for two convenience store franchises operating in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The stores form a symbol group and are all owned on a franchise basis.-Great Britain:...
. Most local shopping is done in Audley village, approximately 1 mile from Bignall End.
There are two public houses The Swan (or "the duck") located on Chapel Street and the Plough on Ravens Lane. Both public houses
Audley Working Men's Club and Audley Football club are also located with Bignall End.
In White's History in 1851, Bignall End is described as having "a number of scattered houses and cottages, one mile E of Audley, and several collieries."