Dove Bank

Dove Bank
Gloucester Road Railway Bridge, Dove Bank, Kidsgrove
Dove Bank Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ841547
Civil parish	Kidsgrove
District	Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	ST7
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stoke-on-Trent North
List of places UK England Staffordshire 53°05′24″N2°14′19″W / 53.089961°N 2.238583°W / 53.089961; -2.238583

Dove Bank is a suburb ^[1] of Kidsgrove in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. ^[2]

History

Dove Bank is entwined with the rapid expansion of Kidsgrove during the industrial revolution. ^[3] It was originally agricultural land and remained so until the opening of the nearby Trent and Mersey Canal at nearby Hardings Wood. Followed by the opening of the Stafford–Manchester line and Crewe–Derby line of the North Staffordshire Railway. ^[4]

The area was served by both Kidsgrove station (still open) and Kidsgrove Liverpool Road station (now closed) which was on the Potteries Loop Line. ^[5]

Dove Bank is home to both the "Dove Bank Primary School" ^[6] and "Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Academy". Today, the area is a large residential area of Kidsgrove. ^[7]

Transport

Dove Bank has regular services to Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager and Congleton. ^[8]

The aforementioned Kidsgrove rail station also serves the area.

References

1. "Dove Bank, Staffordshire (Urban locality)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
2. Lancaster, Tony (15 November 2016). Kidsgrove & Butt Lane Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-4456-5427-0.
3. "1975 Town Centre Guide - Kidsgrove Town Council" (PDF). kidsgrovetowncouncil.gov.uk. 1975. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
4. "district - Kidsgrove Town Council" (PDF). kidsgrovetowncouncil.gov.uk. 1973. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
5. "Kidsgrove Liverpool Road Station". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. "Dove Bank Primary School". www.dovebank.staffs.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
7. Leese, Philip R. "Kidsgrove as it was" (PDF). barryknapper.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
8. "Kidsgrove, opposite Gloucester Road – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 22 August 2025.