Sneyd Green
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Sneyd Green is an area in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
in Staffordshire
, England
. It is in the north-east of the city, approx. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Hanley. Sneyd Green borders Smallthorne
in the north, Milton in the east, Birches Head in the south, and Cobridge
in the west.
Most of Sneyd Green falls within Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency), the remainder is in Stoke Central. For local government purposes the greater part of Sneyd Green is in the East Valley electoral ward. Those parts not in East Valley are split between 'Northwood & Birches Head' and 'Burslem South'. That part of Sneyd Green that falls within Burslem South is sometimes referred to as 'Old Sneyd Green'.
There are twenty wards in the City, each with a population of around 12,000 people and each returning three elected councillors to the Council chamber.
In addition to the City’s electoral wards there are 49 ‘neighbourhood areas’ of which Sneyd Green is one. These neighbourhood areas, a recent attempt by the Council to better describe the geography of the City, have been adopted by the Stoke-on-Trent Local Strategic Partnership
and form the basis of the new Local Area Agreements.
Despite having a sizable council estate, Sneyd Green only has an average number of council tenants for a neighbourhood in the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Also, Sneyd Green has a significantly below average proportion of residents in terraced housing. According to the Council’s 'Neighbourhood Area Profile', Sneyd Green is “typified by privately owned semi-detached housing and pockets of semi-detached council-housing”. Predictably, the average gross household income of Sneyd Green residents is higher than the City's average and the crime rate is below the City average.
The hub of the community is around the crossroad junction of Hanley Road (B5049), Milton Road and Sneyd Street. Here can be found: a busy ‘Late Shop’ convenience store (A Consumers' cooperative
), a doctor's surgery - now closed, a dentist, a chemist, a sub-post office, a small number of other shops, a Chinese take-away, and an Oatcake
shop.
Sneyd Green's community hall on Noblett Road was one of only twelve council-owned, community-run halls in the city. Today, many of these Halls, including Sneyd Green's, are social enterprise
s owned by a local Trust. The Holden Lane Residents Association
is one of a sizable number of voluntary bodies that utilise the hall's facilities.
Sneyd Green has two primary schools (Holden Lane and Sneyd Green), a large secondary school (Holden Lane High School
) and two churches (St. Andrews Church of England Parish and Wesley Hall Methodist Church on Noblett Road).
There are two public houses in Sneyd Green (the Berwick and the Sneyd Arms - a third, the Holden Bridge being recently demolished) and a Workingmen's Club (Holden Lane WMC on Ralph Drive - member of the Working Men's Club and Institute Union
).
(‘The Foxley’) can also be found on the site. There is also a footpath, along the trackbed of the former Biddulph Valley railway line (of the North Staffordshire Railway
), to Ford Green Hall.
The Pools can be found in the north-east of Sneyd Green, nestled between the A53 on one side and Holden Lane High School on the other. The main Hanley to Leek bus service passes the site and there is a small car park near the Holden Bridge pub.
The Friends of Holden Lane Pools were established in January 2004. They work with the City Council’s Environment Team to manage the site for wildlife and people. According to the Environment team, the site currently supports “a wide variety of birds including great crested and little grebes, swans, coots and moorhens. A range of small birds can be seen in the woodland and reed beds. Other wildlife includes grass snakes, which shelter and hunt for frogs in the grassland and marshy areas, plus dragonflies and butterflies”.
Anglers come seeking one of the several carp over 25 lb (11.3 kg) that the main pool holds.
Also from the area is Nick Barber, the lead singer of Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees, who won European Zydeco band of the year in 2006 and who have played three times in the USA and twice in Europe at major festivals as well as headlining venues all over the UK.
Taz Cool, frontwoman of funk-grunge outfit Ylang Dog Riot, is an active member of the Sneyd Green community.
, the A52 reaches an altitude of over 1500 feet (457.2 m) above sea level. Not surprisingly, the road is often blocked by snow in the winter. In better weather, keen ramblers and campers from all over North Staffordshire pass through Sneyd Green in their cars on their way to the Peak District
.
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 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...
. It is in the north-east of the city, approx. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Hanley. Sneyd Green borders Smallthorne
Smallthorne
Smallthorne is an area in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is in the north-east of the city, near Burslem...
in the north, Milton in the east, Birches Head in the south, and Cobridge
Cobridge
Cobridge is an area of Stoke-on-Trent in the county of Staffordshire, England. Cobridge has a Holdcroft centre on Sneyd Street, a community centre and a C of E church called Christ Church on Emery Street which is Grade II listed. Cobridge once had a railway station on the Potteries Loop Line...
in the west.
Most of Sneyd Green falls within Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency), the remainder is in Stoke Central. For local government purposes the greater part of Sneyd Green is in the East Valley electoral ward. Those parts not in East Valley are split between 'Northwood & Birches Head' and 'Burslem South'. That part of Sneyd Green that falls within Burslem South is sometimes referred to as 'Old Sneyd Green'.
There are twenty wards in the City, each with a population of around 12,000 people and each returning three elected councillors to the Council chamber.
In addition to the City’s electoral wards there are 49 ‘neighbourhood areas’ of which Sneyd Green is one. These neighbourhood areas, a recent attempt by the Council to better describe the geography of the City, have been adopted by the Stoke-on-Trent Local Strategic Partnership
Local Strategic Partnership
Local strategic partnerships exist in nearly all local authority areas in England. They bring together representatives from the local statutory, voluntary, community and private sectors to address local problems, allocate funding, discuss strategies and initiatives...
and form the basis of the new Local Area Agreements.
Community Profile and Facilities
The hub of the community is around the crossroad junction of Hanley Road (B5049), Milton Road and Sneyd Street. Here can be found: a busy ‘Late Shop’ convenience store (A Consumers' cooperative
Consumers' cooperative
Consumer cooperatives are enterprises owned by consumers and managed democratically which aim at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of their members. They operate within the market system, independently of the state, as a form of mutual aid, oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit...
), a doctor's surgery - now closed, a dentist, a chemist, a sub-post office, a small number of other shops, a Chinese take-away, and an Oatcake
Oatcake
An oatcake is a type of cracker or pancake, made from oatmeal, and sometimes flour as well. Oatcakes are cooked on a griddle or baked in an oven.- Scottish oatcakes :...
shop.
Sneyd Green's community hall on Noblett Road was one of only twelve council-owned, community-run halls in the city. Today, many of these Halls, including Sneyd Green's, are social enterprise
Social enterprise
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
s owned by a local Trust. The Holden Lane Residents Association
Residents' association
Residents' associations are organisations formed by groups of people from a specific geographic community who come together to address issues within their local area and act as a voice for their local community....
is one of a sizable number of voluntary bodies that utilise the hall's facilities.
Sneyd Green has two primary schools (Holden Lane and Sneyd Green), a large secondary school (Holden Lane High School
Holden Lane High School
Holden Lane High School is a comprehensive / community school located in Sneyd Green, Stoke on Trent, England. It was established in 1963 and educates pupils of ages 11–16. It became a specialist Sports College in 2001 and is the hub for the development of P.E...
) and two churches (St. Andrews Church of England Parish and Wesley Hall Methodist Church on Noblett Road).
There are two public houses in Sneyd Green (the Berwick and the Sneyd Arms - a third, the Holden Bridge being recently demolished) and a Workingmen's Club (Holden Lane WMC on Ralph Drive - member of the Working Men's Club and Institute Union
Working Men's Club and Institute Union
The Working Men's Club and Institute Union is a voluntary association of private members' clubs in Great Britain & Northern Ireland, with about 3,000 associate clubs. One club in the Republic of Ireland, the City of Dublin Working Men's Club is also affiliated. Most social clubs are affiliated to...
).
Central Forest Park
The huge Central Forest Park can be found on the south-west fringe of Sneyd Green. In the early 1970s Central Forest Park was created by the City Council from three enormous coal spoil heaps, deep mine shafts, water-filled marl pits, disused railways and decaying buildings. At the time it won conservation awards for land reclamation. Today it is a very pleasant park allowing for a variety of recreational pastimes including angling, cycling, and skate-boarding.Holden Lane Pools
The Holden Lane Pools is a Local Nature Reserve covering an area of eight and a half hectares. There is young woodland, marshy reed beds, grassland and the main pool, popular with anglers, covers approximately four acres of water and is tree lined around most of its perimeter. The Ford Green Brook, a tributary of the River Trent, flows through a conservation area where angling is not permitted. Some remains of a disused branch of the Caldon CanalCaldon Canal
The Caldon Canal , opened in 1779, runs 18 miles from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level, to Froghall, Staffordshire...
(‘The Foxley’) can also be found on the site. There is also a footpath, along the trackbed of the former Biddulph Valley railway line (of the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
), to Ford Green Hall.
The Pools can be found in the north-east of Sneyd Green, nestled between the A53 on one side and Holden Lane High School on the other. The main Hanley to Leek bus service passes the site and there is a small car park near the Holden Bridge pub.
The Friends of Holden Lane Pools were established in January 2004. They work with the City Council’s Environment Team to manage the site for wildlife and people. According to the Environment team, the site currently supports “a wide variety of birds including great crested and little grebes, swans, coots and moorhens. A range of small birds can be seen in the woodland and reed beds. Other wildlife includes grass snakes, which shelter and hunt for frogs in the grassland and marshy areas, plus dragonflies and butterflies”.
Anglers come seeking one of the several carp over 25 lb (11.3 kg) that the main pool holds.
Bands From The Area (Music)
Local bands from this area include Indie/Rock/Alternative band Maybe This Friday and The Decision.Also from the area is Nick Barber, the lead singer of Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees, who won European Zydeco band of the year in 2006 and who have played three times in the USA and twice in Europe at major festivals as well as headlining venues all over the UK.
Taz Cool, frontwoman of funk-grunge outfit Ylang Dog Riot, is an active member of the Sneyd Green community.
Trivia
Leek New Road in Sneyd Green forms part of the A53 that stretches from Shrewsbury (Shropshire) to Buxton (Derbyshire) via Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, and Leek. In the PenninesPennines
The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East.Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of...
, the A52 reaches an altitude of over 1500 feet (457.2 m) above sea level. Not surprisingly, the road is often blocked by snow in the winter. In better weather, keen ramblers and campers from all over North Staffordshire pass through Sneyd Green in their cars on their way to the Peak District
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....
.
Notable residents
- Phil BainbridgePhil BainbridgePhilip Bainbridge, born on 16 April 1958 at Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, was a cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Durham.A right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler, Bainbridge was an important member of the Gloucestershire team throughout the 1980s,...
- cricketer. - George EasthamGeorge EasthamGeorge Edward Eastham, OBE is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad...
- When a player at Stoke City, he lived in the large detached house to the rear of the Sneyd Arms public house. - Anthony MalbonAnthony MalbonAnthony Jordan Malbon is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One South club Newcastle Town. He played for Port Vale between 2009–10, before he signed with Leek Town in summer 2010. He moved onto Newcastle the following year...
- Reserve for Port Vale Football Club, lives on Ralph Drive near the bottom, by Sneyd Green Park on Reppington Road. - Tom PopeTom PopeThomas John "Tom" Pope is a professional English footballer who plays as a centre forward for League Two side Port Vale....
- Professional footballer (Crewe Alex, Rotherham Utd and also on loan at Port Vale) originates from Sneyd Green.