Wolstanton

Coordinates: 53°01′46″N 2°12′57″W / 53.0294°N 2.2159°W / 53.0294; -2.2159

Wolstanton is a suburban village on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

History

The Roman road the Rykeneld Street passed through Wolstanton.

Wolstanton is mentioned in the Norman Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands belonging to the King. The land consisted of work for 2 ploughs, 14 villeins, 2 bordars and a priest (who had his own plough). Woodland then was measured as being a league by a furlong. When tax had been paid (by Ælfgar before the conquest) then it was set at six pounds.

Wolstanton Church, St. Margaret, is of red freestone. Rebuilt in 1860, it incorporated the layout and substantial elements of the old medieval church that had occupied the same site.

People and places

One of the village's many notable buildings is located on the corner of High Street and Nelson Street. During World War II and for some years afterwards, it was owned by the renowned Carr's Café and was daily frequented by the owners of many Stoke-on-Trent potteries who resided in the village. Ownership then passed to the District Bank (later incorporated into NatWest Bank) and subsequently Barclays Bank. Now it is known as Bank House, and is a retail outlet. A memorial plaque was unveiled there by Staffordshire Police in the summer of 2007 to commemorate the work of Henry Faulds, the fingerprint pioneer, who retired to live in the village and is buried at St Margaret's Church.

Wolstanton (ward)

Wolstanton ward is a ward in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It covers the suburbs of Dimsdale and Wolstanton.

Coordinates: 53°01′55″N 2°12′54″W / 53.032°N 2.215°W / 53.032; -2.215