Tean and Blythe Bridge Districts
Area Guide
Villages in the Tean and Blythe Bridge districts are within commuting distance of Stoke-on-Trent’s hospitals, businesses and leisure activities. This unique city is affectionately known as "The Potteries" and is made up of six towns: Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley (the city centre), Stoke, Fenton and Longton. It offers a wide variety of things to see and do, from shopping, leisure activities, attractions and nightlife to parks, gardens and historic houses.
Wherever Kevin Ford & Co Ltd helps you find your property within the Tean and Blythe Bridge districts, you will easily be able to make the most of the leisure and business activities in the local area and across the Potteries.
Tean
Tean is a large village, approximately 3 miles outside Cheadle, with two main parts: Upper Tean, where the village centre lies and Lower Tean. The village benefits from two schools in Upper Tean (Thomas’ Catholic Primary and Great Wood Primary) and a third, Hutchinson Memorial Church of England School located between Lower Tean and Checkley.
In addition, there is a ‘Co-op’ store, GP surgery and village hall serving the community as well as several pubs. The old Tean Mill area is undergoing renovation and refurbishment to provide luxury apartments and new housing as well as retail and community spaces.
Tean Mill was originally the main tape mill of J. & N. Philips and Co. that was once the largest tape mill in Europe. Next to it is the timber framed Tean Hall, and about a mile from the centre of the village, is Heath House, famous for its role as Baskerville Hall in the BBC production of "Hound of the Baskervilles".
Draycott in the Moors
Known affectionately by locals as ‘Draycott-en-le-Moors’, the village has approximately 1000 inhabitants, and a rich and varied history. St. Margaret's Church dates from 1268 and has seen Roman roads, Norman manors, civil war skirmishes, colour mills and tape weaving. Nowadays, it is a happy and thriving community that is close to both Tean and Blythe Bridge and has easy access to the A50 linking it with the Stoke-on-Trent and Derby.
Blythe Bridge
On the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent, Blythe Bridge was built around the site of a bridge over the Rive Blithe that runs through the village. It is probably best-known for being the home of the Foxfield Railway.
Serving the community there are 3 primary schools, Blythe Bridge High School and Aynsleys Special School. There are also two surgeries, an optician, a vet, St Peter’s Church and several pubs. The village hall is well-used and activities such as a playgroup, camera club, Weight Watchers and martial arts classes take place there.
Blythe Bridge railway station gives easy access to Stoke, Crewe and Derby. The A50 also links the village to the M6 at Stoke, and the M1 near to East Midlands Airport.
