Английская Википедия:Betley
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Betley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England, about halfway between the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Nantwich. Betley forms a continual linear settlement with Wrinehill.
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Transport
Betley lies on the A531 from Madeley to Weston. There is an hourly bus service, run by D&G Bus (route 85 [1]) which runs through Betley from Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme to Crewe and Nantwich.
History
Betley - meaning the 'clearing in the woods' of Bette (a Saxon woman's name) - is an ancient settlement. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is one of several villages - including Buddileigh, Audley, and Madeley - which seem to be named after women. It had a major market, the charter for which was granted in the thirteenth century. At Betley Hall, a now-demolished country house, Charles Darwin conducted some of his zoological observations and Florence Nightingale visited. At another country house in the village, Betley Court (which is still standing), lived the Romantic poet Elizabeth Tollet. The church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, is a beautiful medieval building (reasonably well-restored by George Gilbert Scott), with oak beams and a cricket ground to the rear.
See also
Nearest places
Шаблон:Columns-listNantwich
Twin towns
Шаблон:See also Betley is twinned with:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Agny, France[2]
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References
Sources
- Betley: A Village of Contrasts, ed. Robert Speake (Keele University, 1980).
External links
- Betley Local History Society
- Betley Local History Information
- Parish Council Community Website
- Betley Village Hall Website
- St Margaret's Church Website
Шаблон:Civil Parishes of Newcastle-under-Lyme
- ↑ D & G Bus, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Area Timetables retrieved 6 March 2018
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
