This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Another bookbooklet written in 2019, is titled the lost chapel and the pubs of. Clive millington, also kindly shared that the book betley. Betley court farm cottages crewe enjoy staffordshire. The history of batley contains many charming stories about batley. Gill is a local girl from betley and lives in a lovely house with husband roger. This booklet provides an account of men from the staffordshire village of betley who fought in the napoleonic wars.
The village has some good pubs, two of which are renowned for the food they serve. I am also a member of betley local history society and cheshire family history society. Bhilar village in satara is going to be indias first village of books, a. Betley, staffordshire genealogy heraldry and history. Alsager, congleton, crewe, knutsford, macclesfield. In 1783 extensive gardens, including parterres and water features, were laid out by william emes. Published in november 2000 it was our first published and outlines the history of the village from the domesday to the present. Gorsty hill and rosehill used to be part of weston. In this first volume, a history of moseley village, norman hewston has used an eclectic variety of sources including old maps, land documents, newspaper archives, photographic records, to trace its origins from the saxon folk who established the first hamlet here right down into the present day.
Quarrybank, a village and a chapelry in kingswinford parish, stafford. The introductory section provides the reader with a basic overview of galicia, descriptions of the sections of the gazetteer, instructions on how to use the gazetteer, limitations and history of the gazetteer development, acknowledgements, and an annotated. The gardens at betley court are a sea of golden, as we are at the height of daffodil season. By piecing together data from books and notes, it is possible to give a perspective of the various features that are known about and although conjecture, an idea of the building and the grounds. Weston consists of the village and the hamlets of stowford, carters green, snape, englesea brook and now also wychwood park and village. At another country house in the village, betley court which is still standing, lived. There is a village shop next door to the swan with basic essentials, including newspapers and a post office service. Books on sale on the history of the village riseley. Mar 15, 2019 im an ecoartist based on the northstaffscheshire border, uk, with a passionate concern for environmental issues. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to betley within the selected text. Charles fairey local historian delving into history the author of a history of. Chester, and cheshire east contain local and family history information and provide. This book is organized into an introductory section followed by five appendices.
Of these, one is listed at grade i, the highest of the three grades, four are at grade ii, the middle grade, and. Checkley cum wrinehill, cheshire genealogy heraldry and. This culminated into a published book called the history of weston south. Mar 05, 2016 were welcoming debut author matthew betley as he signs copies of his new thriller, overwatch. Currently working as the artist and garden historian with the restoration of betley court gardens, staffordshire. It is a typical green village involving linear development on each side of a village green.
The betley swinnertons a few small errors crept into our tree last montho these small slips are almost inevitable when dealing with so many branches but at least getting them into print brings them to light in table 2a ashted a registration district of birmingham was wrongly spelt as ashtead. This group of local people carried out research leading to the publication of a book on the history of the village, entitled betley. Parish history edit edit source quarrybank, a village and a chapelry in kingswinford parish, stafford. Smoking area to the front and rear of the pub, small car park to the side. The village stands on the verge of the county, 1 mile n of betley road station on the l. Betley local history society wants to protect old documents from being destroyed. At another country house in the village, betley court which is still standing. The book of the village, produced by members of betley and wrinehill with balterley womens institute in 1948 madeley in living memory, compiled by vicky moss, 2000 audley in old picture postcards, robert speake, 1983 betley. In the domesday book of 1086 the manor of betelege, or betley, was. The local story that the devil was flying from beeston castle to alsager bank and. Charles fairey local historian delving into history the author of a history of weston south cheshire 2010 based in south cheshire in the uk.
The population in 1298 is thought to have been 360. A history of hamsterley hamsterley and south bedburn. Towns and villages around newcastleunderlyme betley. Many books about staffordshire contain sections relating to the village. This was wonderful news, and a huge relief as it meant i could start gardening at betley court again. Soon, maharashtras satara, popular for its largescale strawberry exports, will be on many book lovers bucket list. As an indepedent chevy dealership, were deeply rooted in southern new hampshire and care about serving the community that helps us stay in business year after year. I am also a member of betley local history society and cheshire family. Betley meaning the clearing in the woods of bette a saxon womans name is an ancient settlement. Whether its true who can say, but charles darwin, mrs gaskell and florence nightingale certainly stayed here, though presumably not all at the same timewalks. There are conflicts between the international genealogical register of the church of the latter day saints and the local history books of staffordshire.
The village is open five days a week thursday through monday from 10 a. History, location, and local building materials have etched the distinct character of each region onto each village. With a 50 year history as a chevy dealer in nh, betley chevrolet separates itself from the competition by always putting the customer first. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Apr 29, 2017 soon, maharashtras satara, popular for its largescale strawberry exports, will be on many book lovers bucket list. It is a grade ii listed building the house was built for john cradock in 1716 and was later altered by architect george wilkinson. Here is the information that i found at the barron county court house. Letters to america from joseph barker, angloamerican reformer by martin crawford december 2007 pp. The most beautiful villages of england the most beautiful. Sep 22, 2012 newspaper article manchester evening news. Its exterior and interior have been much influenced by passing generations, and now more recently the interior has been extensively modernised.
In the green village of county durham ii brian roberts has analysed the sequential development of villages throughout aucklandshire, spreading outwards from the town of. Hamsterley history hamsterley hamsterley and south. Birth child name fathr mother date sex vol pg betley. Quarry bank, staffordshire genealogy familysearch wiki. It contains 40 listed buildings that are recorded in the national heritage list for england. Shop local history books and collectibles abebooks. History of betley, in newcastle under lyme and staffordshire map. Hamsterley as a village probably developed in the period of 1100 to 1250.
The village name is of anglosaxon origin and probably means betas woodland glade. There are chapels for primitive methodists and new connexion and methodists quarry bank christ church was formed in 1844 from kingswinford, staffordshire and brierley hill. I remembered reading in either the barthomley or audley local history books, a section on local wells, as i was sure id seen reference to a devils well years ago, that sort of name does rather stand out in ones mind. It was totally generated from within the village research from the archives and memories of the villagers themselves. Betley is a civil parish in the district of newcastleunderlyme, staffordshire, england. Local studies collections and resources at cheshire archives and local studies. This culminated into a published book called the history of weston south cheshire in 2010. Heighley lanelittle remains of heighley castle today and there are no known images of what it looked like throughout its history. Small community local at the heart of this village on the road into crewe. When logan west impulsively answers a dead mans ringing phone, he triggers a global race against the clock to track down an unknown organization searching for an iraqi artifact that is central to a planned attack in the middle east one that will draw the united states into a major conflict with iran. The village of betley, situated on the thoroughfare between the ancient towns of newcastle and nantwich, was recorded in the domesday book of 1086. He worked very hard for the village and was one of the three surviving members of the original robert speake group which predated blhs. Weston and basford are two villages in south cheshire, situated to the southeast of crewe.
Talks on topics of local historical interest or on wider issues relating to the village. A village of contrasts, edited by robert speake, 1980 betley. Here is a little potted history of our pub and the local area. The devils of audley, barthomley and betley charles. If you need to contact the store, they can be reached on 0345 6112970 during business hours, by post at. They range from conservation, history and general information. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, it was the custom for many wealthy families to compile albums, often from newspaper cuttings, on the subject of current events, important family matters, and literary developments. Historical snapshots of batley and birstall is a lovely book of old postcards and photos with comments by malcolm. Browse and buy a vast selection of local history books and collectibles on.
There are chapels for primitive methodists and new connexion and methodists. Open field agriculture in late saxon england went hand in hand with the development of villages clustered around a nucleus of church and manor house. To celebrate bentleys centenary, we take a look at some of the significant people and events of the first 100 years. Roy made an enormous contribution to betley and its local history over the years. The devils of audley, barthomley and betley charles fairey.
Bentley, who founded bentley motors in 1919, to the current team of over 4,000 dedicated employees, the companys extraordinary cars have always been designed and built by exceptional people using only the finest of materials. In addition to articles and publications, he researched and authored the chapter on communications and industry in the 1980 book betley. Betley meaning the clearing in the woods of bette a saxon womans name. This booklet provides an excellent social history of the staffordshire village of betley, and focuses on its role as a mining village. Thrush green by miss read, winter in thrush green by miss read, village diary by miss read, news from thrush green by miss. It has a post office under crewe, and fairs on 30 april, 31 july, and 29 oct and was once a markettown. Betley soldiers napoleonic wars british army regiments. School boys and their teacher posed under a pine tree with carpentary tools and folding chairs made for the red cross during world war i. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
C17, partly rebuilt in the c18, extended and refurbished in the c19. Betley coal mining lycett madeley colliery pits history. The swan inn is situated on the main road in the middle of betley and is a traditional pub serving cask ales. The buildings history st margarets church st margarets betley. The adjoining area comprises of the ancient parishes of barthomley and church lawton in cheshire, and wolstanton, keele, madeley and betley in staffordshire. Additional factual information about ordinary soldiers from betley has been included in this paper to show the dominance of warfare at the beginning of the nineteenth century, not merely against napoleon, but in the. We support library collections which include books and pamphlets, maps. Betley court is an 18thcentury manor house in the ancient village of betley, near newcastleunderlyme, staffordshire. Of these, one is listed at grade i, the highest of the three grades, four are at grade ii, the middle grade, and the others are at grade ii, the lowest grade. The village stands on the verge of the county, near the northwestern railway, 3. A village education betley school in the 20th century by jack madden 2015 pp. Michael wartella, whose lemko heritage is from the village of plonna in the sanok area, has posted some interesting information about his family history, as well as some general information that can be useful to lemko genealogical researchers from other families and. Were welcoming debut author matthew betley as he signs copies of his new thriller, overwatch. A history of hamsterley our thanks go to jonathan peacock for contributing this history, and for a number of other historical records.
Betley local history society was first founded in 1980 and has built up an archive accessible to members and a series of. Michael wartella, whose lemko heritage is from the village of plonna in the sanok area, has posted some interesting information about his family history, as well as some general information that can be useful to lemko genealogical researchers from other families and villages. Charles fairey local historian delving into history the author of a. There are many books available from the library, some of which are out of print. Moxley, a village in wednesbury parish, and a chapelry partly also in darlaston and wolverhampton parishes, stafford. Also, booklets about the structures in the village and other history of the county, are offered for sale along with a few souvenirs to raise funds.
Booklet published by the betley local history society in 2001, 46 pages. Betley soldiers in the napoleonic wars by mavis e smith. Main road west side no 2 formerly listed as the village stores, main street, previously listed as premises occupied by e a walton, main road 17. These two newly converted holiday lets are located on the owners working farm in the village of betley and offer a tasteful and comfortable accommodation. Betley, a village and a parish in newcastleunderlyne district, stafford.
Five steps is a grade ii listed building in betley, staffordshire, england. Checkleycumwrinehill, a village and a township in doddington parish, cheshire, 1 mile from betley road station on the l. History and traditions and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Betley soldiers napoleonic wars british army regiments staffordshire village. History of betley, in newcastle under lyme and staffordshire. Post office betley is open mondayfriday during the week, on weekends they are open saturday and sunday. Something my late motherinlaw, freda, once said to me came to mind this week.
The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages, and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since anglosaxon times. I am a keen upcycler, maker, gardener with an organic allotment and cook. The village stands near the oxford, birmingham, and wolverhampton railway, 1 mile s e of bilston. Malcolm haigh a local batley historian has written several books about batley. Beehive cottage is a grade ii listed building in balterley, staffordshire, england. Checkley cum wrinehill, cheshire historical description. Post office betley, the village shop, main road betley, crewe, cheshire.