Checkley

For the surname, see Checkley (surname).

Checkley
Church Lane, Checkley
Checkley Location within Staffordshire
Population	4,544 (2021)
OS grid reference	SK028383
District	Staffordshire Moorlands
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode district	ST10
Dialling code	01538
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stone
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°56′30″N1°57′28″W / 52.9417°N 1.9578°W / 52.9417; -1.9578

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 5.0 miles (8.0 km) north west of the town of Uttoxeter and is 11.4 miles (18.3 km) south east of Stoke on Trent. The nearest railway station is at Blythe Bridge, which is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) 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 0.4 miles (0.64 km) 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

Checkley parish church

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

• Listed buildings in Checkley
• J. & N. Philips

References

1. OS Explorer Map 259: Derby, Ashbourne and Cheadle: (1:25 000) : ISBN   0 319 23725 7
2. Map 259 Details retrieved 24 April 2013
3. Staffordshire A-Z County Atlas: 2011 Edition: Scale:3.8 inches to 1 mile (5.9cm to 1km) ISBN   978 1 84348 748 7
4. "Checkley Staffordshire - The Alternative Web Site". Reference to the New A50 Trunk Road. Archived from the original (Home page - Village information website) on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
5. "Census population and household counts for parish of Checkley" (Neighbourhood Statistics webpage). Office for National Statistics Census (2011). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
6. "Listed Buildings in Checkley, Staffordshire, England" (British Listed Buildings independent online resource). List of Listed Buildings in Checkley - Staffordshire. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
7. Saint Mary’s Church Listing retrieved 24 April 2013
8. Pevsner 1974 , pp. 99–100.
9. Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Checkley (1037959)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 June 2012.

Bibliography

• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. Penguin. ISBN   978-0-14-071046-5.