Foxfield Colliery

All Saints church

Dilhorne is an ancient parish and village in Staffordshire, three miles from Cheadle and six miles from Stoke-on-Trent. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Cheadle is a small market town near the centre of England with a population of around 15000. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ...

The name Dilhorne has its origins in the old English name of "Delverne" which means "place of digging" and is because Dilhorne sits on the Cheadle coalfield and several seams of very high quality coal outcrop in the area. The name of Delverne, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, suggests that the area was known for coal mining nearly a thousand years ago. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ...

Coal mining became the village's main source of employment in the 19th century as the local landowners became coalmasters. In particular the Whitehurst and Bamford families who became co-owners of several mining concerns,the largest being the Dilhorne Colliery, a large mine which was known in the coalfield for its modern steam engines. Interestingly, the site of Dilhorne Colliery is occupied nowadays by a small farm known as "Old Engine Farm." Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the thermal energy that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ...

By the 20th Century the biggest colliery in the village, Foxfield, had become one of only a handful left in the Cheadle coalfield. The pit was extensively modernised in the 1930s and by the outbreak of the Second World War it employed nearly 600 men. However, in 1968, Foxfield Colliery was closed with the miners transferring to the large modern pits in the Potteries coalfield. The mine is now being redeveloped as a museum by the Foxfield Light Railway, which uses the former branch line to run heritage steam traction from its base at nearby Blythe Bridge. Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Potteries or Stoke is a well-recognised name for the area in Staffordshire, England which includes the city of Stoke-on-Trent and its surrounding towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove. ... This is unrelated to the Foxfield railway station in Cumbria. ... Blythe Bridge Village in Staffordshire, England Blythe Bridge is a village situated in the South-Eastern suburbs of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. ...

Agriculture still plays a large part in the village, but the number of farms and workers has dramatically decreased over the years. The main concern of agriculture around the Dilhorne area is dairy farming. Dairy farm redirects here. ...

The parish church, All Saints, dates back to the Norman Conquest of England and a feature of the church is its octagonal tower,one of only a few such church towers in the country. All Saints Parish Church is one of the oldest in Staffordshire and services are every Sunday. The old parish of Dilhorne has changed massively over the last 100 years as parts merged into other parishes or became newer parishes. Dilhorne parish itself is now linked with nearby Caverswall. There is also a Methodist chapel in the village in an area known as Godley Brook. A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Caverswall is a village and parish in Staffordshire, to the south east of Stoke-on-Trent. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Within the village there are two fine public houses. The Royal Oak at the top of High Street and Charlie Bassets, which is opposite All Saints Church. The latter is named after a former landlord and was originally known as the Colliers Arms. Another pub which closed a few years ago was the Rose and Crown near Foxfield Colliery in the Godley Brook area. Pub redirects here. ...

There is also a small primary school in the village, the Dilhorne Endowed School which has a very good reputation locally.

External links

• grid reference SJ975435

• v • d • e Ceremonial county of Staffordshire
  Unitary authorities	Stoke-on-Trent
  Boroughs or districts	Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth
  Cities and towns	Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall) • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire

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