Talke
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Talke is a village in Staffordshire, England, four miles northwest of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove
Etymology
Its unusual name is derived from the even more unusual "Talk o' th' Hill" which means 'bush on top of the hill'.[1] Talke is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Talc in 1086.
History
Talke was made a civil parish in 1932, being transferred from the disbanded Audley Urban District to Kidsgrove Urban District[2] which subsequently became part of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Talke and Talke Pits were formerly mining sites, which is why there are road names such as Coal Pit Hill.
Notable people
Reginald Mitchell (1895–1937), the creator of the Spitfire aeroplane, was a native of the village.[3]
References
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- ↑ Ritchie, Sebastian. "Mitchell, Reginald Joseph (1895–1937)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004. Retrieved: 21 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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