| Biddulph | |
  Biddulph shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 17,819 |
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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 |
| UK Parliament | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| 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, just north of Stoke-on-Trent. Biddulph is a town steeped in history, 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.
- Selectus Ltd, one time sole manufacturers of ribbon in the UK.
- Biddulph and District Youth Orchestra
Also the home of the Biddulph Town Football Academy coaching boys and girls from age 6-11. Water runs both east and west from Biddulph - to the east it is the source of the river Trent, to the west it is the Liverpool and Manchester canal system - and thus it can be said to be the trie centre of England.
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.
External links
- Biddulph High School Reunion website
- Google satellite view of Biddulph
- Biddulph and District Youth Orchestra
- Biddulph Youth Theatre Experience
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| Unitary authorities | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Boroughs or districts | Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth |
| Cities and towns | Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall) • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire |
