Английская Википедия:Checkley
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Checkley is a village and civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands in the English county of Staffordshire.[1][2]
Location
The village is located in the valley of the River Tean and sits astride of the A522.[3] The village is Шаблон:Convert north west of the town of Uttoxeter and is Шаблон:Convert south east of Stoke on Trent. The nearest railway station is at Blythe Bridge, which is Шаблон:Convert north west of the village, or at Uttoxeter, and gives access to trains on the Crewe to Derby Line, which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The A50 major trunk road from Stoke to Derby bypasses the village and runs parallel with the A522 just Шаблон:Convert south of the village.[3] This road opened in April 1985[4] and took much of the traffic away from the village.
Population
The 2011 census recorded a population of 4,700[5] within the parish of Checkley in a total of 1,944 households. The parish comes under the Staffordshire Moorlands Non-Metropolitan District.
Notable buildings and structures
The village and parish of Checkley has a variety of listed buildings and structures[6] including a Grade I listed parish church. In total there are 58 listed structures.
Parish Church of Saint Mary and All Saints
The parish church of Saint Mary and All Saints is a Grade I listed building.[7] The earliest fabric in the church dates from the 12th century, with a south doorway of about 1300, and a chancel from the late 13th century. There were additions and alterations in the following two centuries, but the church was largely rebuilt in the 17th century. Inside the church is a Norman font with a carving of a donkey, the effigy of a knight on a memorial from the early 14th century, and some stained glass also from the 14th century. The stalls date from about 1535.[8][9]
See also
References
Bibliography
Шаблон:Staffordshire Шаблон:Civil Parishes of Staffordshire Moorlands
- ↑ OS Explorer Map 259: Derby, Ashbourne and Cheadle: (1:25 000) :Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Map 259 Details retrieved 24 April 2013
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Staffordshire A-Z County Atlas: 2011 Edition: Scale:3.8 inches to 1 mile (5.9cm to 1km)Шаблон:ISBN
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- ↑ Saint Mary’s Church Listing retrieved 24 April 2013
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- ↑ Шаблон:NHLE