Penkhull
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Penkhull is a township
within Stoke-upon-Trent
in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
in the English
county of Staffordshire
. The Domesday Book
records it as two hides of land in the Hundred of Pirehill and that it was held by Earl Algar.
Penkhull means - village at the end of the wood, which is exactly what it was overlooking the vally of the Trent and Lyme. The early origins date from 2500 BC for which there have been three finds from this period. It was a Royal Manor from the time of William the Conquer 1086 and the last record of its title as a Royal Manor was in 1308 (EdwardII)
The Manor Court Rolls for Newcastle which include the area of Penkhull where in fact the manor courts were held from c1530 dated from the mid 14th century.
Penkhull was developed by Josiah Spode II as a dormitory suburb of Stoke. The ecclesiastical parish was created out of the parish of Stoke in 1844 when the church of St. Thomas was built by Scott and Moffatt
the Revd Thomas Webb Minton, the son of Thomas Minton and Rector of Darlington gave the sum of £2,000 to be invested from which the interest provided an income for the Vicar. The aisle
s were added in 1892 by Edward Prioleau Warren
.
Penkhull is one of 20 or so conservation area
s in Stoke-on-Trent (the others including the nearby estate called The Villas
). The conservation area includes Grade II listed buildings such as the church mentioned above and "The Greyhound Inn" public house
and restaurant.
The township is part of the Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and the Stoke Central parliamentary constituency.
was a physicist born in Penkhull in 1851. He is credited with invention of the spark plug and for his work with radio signals.
Sir Richard Lodge
, historian, was a brother of Oliver Lodge and was born in Penkhull in 1855.
Sir Stanley Matthews
was the only footballer to be knighted while still playing. He moved to Penkhull in 1989 where lived until his death in 2000.
Josiah Spode II built the large mansion The Mount and many working class properties for his employeese from his factory in the town of stoke.
Township (England)
In England, a township is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church...
within Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke or Stoke town, is a component town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England....
in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
in the English
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...
county 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...
. The Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
records it as two hides of land in the Hundred of Pirehill and that it was held by Earl Algar.
Penkhull means - village at the end of the wood, which is exactly what it was overlooking the vally of the Trent and Lyme. The early origins date from 2500 BC for which there have been three finds from this period. It was a Royal Manor from the time of William the Conquer 1086 and the last record of its title as a Royal Manor was in 1308 (EdwardII)
The Manor Court Rolls for Newcastle which include the area of Penkhull where in fact the manor courts were held from c1530 dated from the mid 14th century.
Penkhull was developed by Josiah Spode II as a dormitory suburb of Stoke. The ecclesiastical parish was created out of the parish of Stoke in 1844 when the church of St. Thomas was built by Scott and Moffatt
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
the Revd Thomas Webb Minton, the son of Thomas Minton and Rector of Darlington gave the sum of £2,000 to be invested from which the interest provided an income for the Vicar. The aisle
Aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other...
s were added in 1892 by Edward Prioleau Warren
Edward Prioleau Warren
Edward Prioleau Warren was a British architect and archaeologist.-Life:He was born at Cotham in Bristol, England on 30 October 1856, as the fifth son of A. W. Warren, JP. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, and subsequently articled to G.F. Bodley, whose biography he later wrote...
.
Penkhull is one of 20 or so conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
s in Stoke-on-Trent (the others including the nearby estate called The Villas
The Villas, Stokeville
The Villas, Stokeville, is an estate of 24 Victorian houses in Stoke-upon-Trent, England, Originally a distinct settlement set in green fields, it now merges with the late 19th- and early 20th-century suburban sprawl along...
). The conservation area includes Grade II listed buildings such as the church mentioned above and "The Greyhound Inn" public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and restaurant.
The township is part of the Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and the Stoke Central parliamentary constituency.
Notable people
Sir Oliver LodgeOliver Joseph Lodge
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of key patents in wireless telegraphy...
was a physicist born in Penkhull in 1851. He is credited with invention of the spark plug and for his work with radio signals.
Sir Richard Lodge
Richard Lodge
Sir Richard Lodge was a British historian.He was born at Penkhull, Staffordshire, the fourth of eight sons and a daughter of Oliver Lodge – later a china clay merchant at Wolstanton, Staffordshire - and his wife, Grace...
, historian, was a brother of Oliver Lodge and was born in Penkhull in 1855.
Sir Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'...
was the only footballer to be knighted while still playing. He moved to Penkhull in 1989 where lived until his death in 2000.
Josiah Spode II built the large mansion The Mount and many working class properties for his employeese from his factory in the town of stoke.