Whitemoor, Staffordshire

Whitemoor
The former Biddulph Valley line railway bridge, crossing over the A527 road at Whitemoor.
Whitemoor Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ886609
Civil parish	Biddulph
District	Staffordshire Moorlands
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CONGLETON
Postcode district	CW12
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Staffordshire Moorlands
List of places UK England Staffordshire 53°08′16″N2°10′12″W / 53.137728°N 2.170134°W / 53.137728; -2.170134

Not to be confused with Whitemoor Haye or Whitmore, Staffordshire.

Whitemoor is a small village ^[1] in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of the county of Staffordshire, England. ^[2] It is located midway between Biddulph and Congleton, where it forms the county border of Staffordshire with Cheshire.

Amenities

The village is mostly a small collection of residential houses and home to a single farm shop named "Whitemore Village Farm". The nearest amenities are in both Biddulph and Congleton. ^[3]

Transport

The village is served by a regular bus service, operated by D&G Bus which runs from Newcastle-under-Lyme to Congleton via Kidsgrove and Biddulph. It serves the village at multiple stops. ^[4]

The nearest active rail station is Congleton and a bit further away, Kidsgrove. The village was served by the aforementioned Biddulph Valley line. The nearest stop to the village was Mossley Halt. The station though did not last long as a passenger station and was closed in 1925.

With Biddulph station serving the village until it was closed in 1927. Goods traffic along the route finished in the 1960s and the line was closed. It is now the "Biddulph Valley Way" trail between Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph and Congleton. ^[5]

References

1. "Whitemoor, Staffordshire (Village)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
2. "Historic Ordnance Survey Map of Whitemoor, 1947". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
3. StreetCheck. "Interesting Information for Whitemore, Congleton, CW12 3NE Postcode". StreetCheck. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
4. "Whitemore – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
5. "Biddulph Valley Way and Whitemore Nature Reserve | Staffordshire Wildlife Trust". www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2025.