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Encyclopedia > Cheadle, Staffordshire

Cheadle is a small market town near the centre of England with a population of around 15000. It is roughly 15 miles from Stoke-on-Trent, 50 miles north of Birmingham and 50 miles south of Manchester. It is also around 5 miles from the Alton Towers leisure park. Of particular interest in the town are the Protestant and Catholic churches. The Catholic church was designed by Pugin, who also designed the Houses of Parliament. Some of the shops in the High Street have attractive Tudor frontages. This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Alton Towers is Britains best known theme park. ... Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (March 1, 1812 - September 14, 1852) was an English-born architect, designer and theorist of design now best remembered for his work on churches and on the Houses of Parliament. ... This may refer to the: British Houses of Parliament. ... The period of English history known as the Tudor period normally refers to the period of time between 1485 and 1603 when the Tudor dynasty (Welsh Twdwr) held the English throne. ...


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GENUKI: Cheadle (1098 words)
Cheadle is the head of a rural deanery, a Polling and County Court district, a Poor Law Union, and a Police and Petty Sessional division.
The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the rector of Cheadle, and incumbency of the Rev. William Hendrickson.
The church, from the designs of AW Pugin, was opened and consecrated on September 1st, 1846 and consists of a western tower, containing six bells and surmounted by a lofty spire, a nave of five compartments, a Lady Chapel, a Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, and a superb chancel.
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