Red Street

Red Street
Red Street is in the northwest of Staffordshire.
Red Street
 Red Street shown within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ827512
DistrictNewcastle-under-Lyme
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newcastle
Postcode district ST5 7
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNewcastle-under-Lyme
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Staffordshire

Coordinates: 53°03′18″N 2°15′10″W / 53.055°N 2.2529°W / 53.055; -2.2529

Red Street is a small, rural village in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Stoke on Trent and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the neighbouring village of Audley.

Local amenities include a pub, butchers shop, church and primary school.

Wedgwood Monument

Red Street is home to a large stone monument on the summit of Bignall Hill, which is dedicated to John Wedgwood (1760-1839). Wedgwood's monument was initially an obelisk erected in 1850. Following storm damage in 1976 it was reduced to a quarter of its original size, although the base is still substantial. The monument is a Grade II listed building. The monument is today reachable by footpaths off Deans Lane, and is the highest point in the area. It affords sweeping 360-degree views: south to the city of Stoke-on-Trent; north across the Cheshire Plains to Jodrell Bank; east to Mow Cop Castle and the Peak District; and west to the mountains of North Wales and Snowdonia.

A view of Wedgwood Monument in Red Street

Sport

The village has its own football club Redstreet FC.

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