Packmoor
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Packmoor is a village on the northern edge of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is located between Kidsgrove and Chell.{{cite web|title=PACKMOOR, CITY OF STOKE-ON-TRENT|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getoutside/local/packmoor-city-of-stoke-on-trent|website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk|accessdate=2 July 2017}}{{cite web|title=Packmoor, Staffordshire|url=https://ukga.org/index.php?pageid=25624|website=UK Genealogy Archives|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
History
Packmoor consisted of farmhouses and farmland until the early 20th century.{{cite book|title=Stoke-upon-Trent 1896–1904|edition=Revised New |publisher=Ordnance Survey}} The first housing developments were terraced houses, built to support workers of the local Chatterley Whitfield mines. Many of these survive to the present day. Later housing developments include the large housing estate centred on Blackbird Way, which was built in 2002–2003.
The Potteries Loop Line previously ran along the outskirts of Packmoor. Decommissioned in 1964, a section on the edge of Packmoor was still in use for coal traffic until the mid-1970s.{{cite book | first=Terry | last=Moors | year=2007 | title=North Staffordshire Railways: Scenes from the 1980s | publisher=Landmark | location=Ashbourne | isbn=978-1-84306-347-6 }}
Packmoor has a history of Primitive Methodism, which originated in the nearby village of Mow Cop.{{cite book|last=Farndale|first=W. E.|title=The Secret of Mow Cop: A New Appraisal of the Origins of Primitive Methodism|publisher=Epworth Press|location=London|year=1950}} Their movement's church in the village, built in 1862, is still operating as a Methodist church today.{{cite web|title=Packmoor Primitive Methodist Chapel|url=https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/staffordshire/p-r/packmoor_primitive_methodist_chapel|website=My Primitive Methodists|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
During his attempted uprising in 1745, the Jacobite pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie held prisoners at Lane Ends Farm located on the outskirts of the village.{{cite web|title=Lane Ends Farm and Victoria Colliery tip, Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent|url=https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?ResourceID=35291&ThemeID=171|website=Staffordshire Past Track|accessdate=29 February 2024}}{{cite web|title=Images of Packmoor in the 1960's from the Bert Bentley Archive|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gallery/images-packmoor-1960s-bert-bentley-4297421|website=Stoke Sentinel|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
Geography
Located just to the south of the Pennines, Packmoor and surrounding areas are quite hilly and rich in coal deposits. It is close to the Staffordshire Moorlands, as well as the Cheshire Plain.
Scotia Brook, a tributary of Fowlea Brook (which is in turn a tributary of the River Trent), flows along the western flank of Packmoor. Parts of the watercourse run parallel the former Potteries Loop Line, which has now been converted into a public footpath.
Infrastructure
=Public transport=
Packmoor is served by 1–2 buses per hour by the number 7 route, operating between Hanley and Kidsgrove.{{cite web|title=Potteries – Network Maps|url=https://www.firstbus.co.uk/potteries/routes-and-maps/network-maps|website=First Bus|accessdate=29 February 2024}} Previously a First Potteries-only route, since 2023 it has been jointly operated by First and D&G Bus.{{cite news|title=D&G steps in to save two slashed First Bus routes|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/dg-steps-save-two-slashed-8488522?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_desktop|last=Sutton|first=Jonathan|date=29 June 2023|website=Stoke on Trent Live|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
Kidsgrove railway station is the closest train station still in active use; it offers services to Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, Derby, Manchester, Birmingham, and London. Previously, the village was served by Newchapel and Goldenhill railway station which stood along the demolished Potteries Loop Line.
=Points of Interest=
Packmoor has a primary school,{{cite web|title=Packmoor Ormiston Academy|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142643|website=Get Information about Schools (GOV.UK)|accessdate=29 February 2024}}{{cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://packmoorormistonacademy.co.uk/|website=Packmoor Ormiston Academy|accessdate=29 February 2024}} a medical centre and pharmacy,{{cite web|title=Tunstall Primary Care – Packmoor Branch|url=https://www.nhs.uk/services/gp-surgery/tunstall-primary-care-%E2%80%93-packmoor-branch/M83650001|website=NHS.UK|accessdate=29 February 2024}} two churches (one Methodist, one Catholic),{{cite web|title=Packmoor Primitive Methodist Chapel|url=https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/staffordshire/p-r/packmoor_primitive_methodist_chapel|website=My Primitive Methodists|accessdate=29 February 2024}}{{cite web|title=St Patrick's, Packmoor|url=http://www.partnershipparishes.org/parish-churches/st-patrick-packmoor/|website=Our Lady of Grace Partnership of Parishes|accessdate=29 February 2024}} a One Stop convenience store, and a community hall.