Blythe Bridge (/blð brɪ/) is a village in Staffordshire, England, south-east of Stoke-on-Trent.

Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge is located in Staffordshire
Blythe Bridge
Blythe Bridge
Location within Staffordshire
Population5,931 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ953414
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtST11
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°58′13″N 2°04′15″W / 52.9704°N 2.0709°W / 52.9704; -2.0709

Etymology

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Blythe Bridge is so called as it is built around the site of a bridge over the River Blithe (spelt differently from the name of the village itself), a small river which passes directly through the village.

Today

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Facilities

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It has a high school and sixth form, library, as well as a public house, The Black Cock on Uttoxeter Road. The Smithfield and The White Cock were demolished due to the construction of two housing estates and The Duke of Wellington is now a Tesco Express. The village also has a bakery, mortgage shop, betting shop, newsagents, motor garage, GP surgery, a micropub, a few hairdressers and some fast-food outlets. The library is joined to Blythe Bridge High School and Blythe Bridge Youth Centre. The Duke of Wellington is now a Tesco Express after its closure as a pub in early 2013.

Media

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Blythe Bridge is covered by The Blythe and Forsbrook Times, a weekly newspaper. It is produced by Times, Echo and Life Publications (established 1896), which publish the only independent family owned and run newspapers in North Staffordshire.

Schools

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Transport

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Rail

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Train services are available at Blythe Bridge railway station, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 7 August 1848, on the Crewe to Derby railway line. The station buildings and signal box have been demolished. The line currently runs from Crewe to Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire.

A Heritage railway, Foxfield Light Railway operate north of the village, with the southern terminus, Caverswall Road, being 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the main line station along Blythe Bridge Road.

Road

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The Uttoxeter Road, a former major motorway link route (M1 to M6) was partially relieved by the A50 dual-carriageway. The bypass road opened in 1975, and then the section to Uttoxeter in 1985.

The nearby Meir Aerodrome closed in 1973 and the land was used to build the large Meir Park housing estate.

Nearby places

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.blythebridge.staffs.sch.uk/ Blythe Bridge High School
  3. ^ GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE. Retrieved 15 February 2018
  4. ^ ESPN cricinfo Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018
  5. ^ SoccerBase Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018
  6. ^ SoccerBase Database. Retrieved 15 February 2018
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