| Penkridge | |
  Penkridge shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 7,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Staffordshire |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stafford |
| Postcode district | ST19 |
| Dialling code | 01785 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Stafford |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Penkridge is a market town in Staffordshire, England with a population of 7,836 (Census 2001). Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Stafford is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. However Penkridge's status as a town is relatively new. Many locals will still refer to it as a village. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City.
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Location
Penkridge is situated in the district of South Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. It is located between Wolverhampton approximately ten miles to the south and Stafford five miles to the north, and lies on the River Penk from which its name is derived. This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. The River Penk is a small river flowing though Staffordshire, England.
Facilities
Penkridge's local market still runs and is open on Wednesday and Saturday. The large Grade I listed church on the western edge of Penkridge is called St. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Michael's; people passing by road or train will see it, and its magnificent tower illuminated at night. A smaller Methodist church is located on the main A449 route through the town.
The town has a large number of pubs, each serving good food and ale. Ale is a type of Beer brewed from Malted Barley using a top-fermenting Brewers' yeast. There are also numerous sports clubs in Penkridge with a well respected cricket, football, rugby union and tennis club. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)
Every November for one night the town centre is turned into a Victorian Christmas Market. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities A Christmas market, also known as Christkindlmarkt, Christkindlesmarkt, Christkindlmarket, and Weihnachtsmarkt Penkridge has its own historical stocks and cells still to be seen in the town centre. Stocks are devices used since Medieval times for Public humiliation, Corporal punishment, and Torture.
Transport
Penkridge lies on the A449 and is mid-way between junctions 12 and 13 of the M6 motorway. The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from junction 24 of the M4 motorway at Newport in South Wales to Stafford This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway It is served by National Express long-distance coaches, and also by local buses provided by Arriva. National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail Arriva plc ( is a British -based international public transport operator headquartered in Sunderland. It has a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, and can also be accessed by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Penkridge railway station is a station serving the town of Penkridge in Staffordshire, England. The West Coast Main Line (WCML is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is a narrow navigable Canal in the Midlands of England, passing through the counties of Staffordshire
Education
Penkridge has three First Schools (Marshbrook, St Michael's and Princefield), one middle school (Penkridge Middle School) and one high school (Wolgarston, recently granted Specialist Technology College status). First school and lower school are terms used in some areas of the United Kingdom to describe the first stage of Primary education. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The High School has its own swimming pool and the council-run leisure centre is on the same site. Villages and hamlets on the outskirts of Penkridge also use the Middle and High schools.
England's former capital?
A local legend claims that King Edgar made Penkridge his capital for three years whilst he was reconquering the Danelaw. Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: However most historical sources see the reign of Edgar as an uneventful one and there is no record of any internal strife between English and Danes during his reign, making this claim disputable. [1]
It should also be noted that Queen Elizabeth the First frequently visited Penkridge, enjoying walks along the river and, according to rumour, lodging at the White Hart Inn.
Notes
- ^ Was Penkridge the capital of England? at http://www.penkridge.org.uk/anglosaxtimes.htm
External links
- Penkridge weather station (for climate data)
- Images of England - photograph and details of Penkridge Church from listed building text
- Penkridge Viaduct
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