Milton, Staffordshire

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Church of St Philip and St James, at the junction of Leek Road and Millrise Road
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Milton
Location within Staffordshire
Population17,250 (2011 census, ward, Baddeley, Milton and Norton) [1]
OS grid reference SJ910505
  London 162.4 mi (262 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stoke on Trent
Postcode district ST2
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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Staffordshire
53°03′00″N2°08′31″W / 53.050°N 2.142°W / 53.050; -2.142

Milton is an area of Stoke-on-Trent, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is mainly situated between the A5009 and A53 roads. It shares its borders with Light Oaks, Baddeley Green, Sneyd Green and Abbey Hulton.

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Milton is part of the Baddeley Green, Milton and Norton ward of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. [2]

Bagnall Road Wood, a local nature reserve, is a short distance east of the village.

History

The name Milton derived from the Old English terms 'Mill tun' and reflects the many mills that were in operation in the 19th century.

In 1777, the Caldon Canal running through Milton was built and was important to the village's later development. It allowed packing houses for finished pottery to be constructed adjacent to the canal.

From the late 19th century Milton had a number of industries. Prominent among these was Bullers Ltd who established a new factory at Milton in 1920. Bullers were manufacturers of electrical porcelain. There were also aluminium works, the British Aluminium Company, and chemical works, Josiah Hardman Ltd, at Milton. The Hardman Institute, which included a reading room, was established in 1895 by Josiah Hardman.

Railway

The opening of the railway from Milton to Cheddleton in 1867 (part of the North Staffordshire Railway) extended Milton's transport infrastructure and provided the village with a local station. Part of the platform of Milton railway station still remains, as do the original tracks, running adjacent to the Caldon Canal.

Civil parish

Milton was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Norton-in-the Moors, [3] from 31 December 1894 Milton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Stoke-on-Trent. [4] In 1921 the parish had a population of 2748. [5]

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References

  1. "Stoke Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. "Ward Information". Stoke on Trent City Council. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "History of Milton, in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Relationships and changes Milton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. "Population statistics Milton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 February 2023.