| Bucknall | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Bucknall | |
  Bucknall Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ905475 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | ST2 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bucknall is a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent in the county of Staffordshire.
It was recorded in the Domesday Book as having a taxable value of 0.3 geld and consisting of three ploughlands.[1]
Mitchell High School was a comprehensive school located in Bucknall that educated pupils of ages 11–16.[2] The school was merged with Edensor High School in Longton in 2011 to form Discovery Academy, with the new school relocating to a new site in Bentilee in 2013.
Ash Hall Golf Club (now defunct) first appeared in the mid 1920s. It continued until WW2.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Hugh Bourne (1772–1852) joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism was born at Ford Hayes Farm, Ford Hayes Lane, Bucknall
- Arthur Prince (1902–1980) an English footballer who played 102 games in the Football League
- Tommy Cheadle (1919–1993) an English footballer, played 333 games for Port Vale
- Stan Turner (1926–1991) an English footballer, made 246 appearances for Port Vale
- Garth Crooks OBE (born 1958) an English former professional footballer. He currently works for BBC Sport as the lead pundit on Final Score on BBC One on Saturday afternoons.
References[edit]
- ^ "Place: Bucknall". domesdaymap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Mitchell High School", BBC News, 11 January 2007
- ^ "Ash Hall Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".