Coordinates: 53°06′52″N 2°10′24″W / 53.1145°N 2.1732°W
| Biddulph | |
  Biddulph shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 17,241 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | ST8 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
- For the record label, see Biddulph Recordings
- For the actor, see Cyril Biddulph
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, north of Stoke-on-Trent and south east of Congleton, Cheshire.
Biddulph is a town steeped in history and within the bowl created by the ridges of Mow Cop and Biddulph Moor, there are ancient burial mounds; evidence of the English Civil War; the bubonic plague; Black Bull Colliery; tombs of possible Crusader knights; an Iron Age fort; and the site of a meeting of part of the Methodist movement with the Wesleys. Also at Biddulph are:-
- Biddulph Grange, a house and landscaped gardens owned by the National Trust.
Water runs both east and west from Biddulph which is an unusual feature in itself. To the east, it is the source of the River Trent and to the west, it is the Liverpool and Manchester canal system.
Origin of the name
Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon bī dylfe = "beside the pit or quarry"; but some said that the name Biddulph is a corruption of "the Saxon Bidulfe signifying Wolf Slayer" and as a result the Biddulph family crest is a wolf rampant.
Education
Biddulph has one high school (ages 13 to 16) with a sixth form (ages 16 to 18). The school is called Biddulph High School and was awarded Sports College status in 2002 it has since gained Technology College status. Biddulph also has two middle schools: Woodhouse Middle School and James Bateman Junior High School (formerly Park Middle School) serving ages 9–13. These are fed by several first schools such as Kingsfield First School, Knypersley First School, Squirrel Hayes First School, Ox Hey Primary School, and several more.
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