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Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
The name Milton derives from the Old English, ‘mill tun’.

 

 

 

Milton 

 

  • Milton is situated in the north - east of the Potteries conurbation, south of the parish of Norton in the Moors and on the east side of the A53, the main road from Cobridge to Leek. 

  • A prominent hard sandstone ridge, the Ten Feet Rock, lies between Milton and Norton. It is just south of Milton that the Trent, until then little more than a stream, merges with Ford Green Brook to become the River Trent proper. The name Milton derives from the Old English, ‘mill tun’.

  • Milton was formerly a hamlet mainly situated in the parish on Norton in the Moors but with a small part in the township of Hulton Abbey. The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1865 and the civil parish in 1894. Milton was incorporated into what was then the county borough of Stoke on Trent in 1922.

  • The building of the Caldon Canal through Milton in 1777 was important to the village’s later development. In particular packing houses for finished pottery ware were established at Milton adjacent to the canal. One of the major companies to transport finished ware from their factory in Hanley to Milton was Johnson Brothers. Until the later 20th century, Johnsons used three narrowboats, all incorporating Milton in their name: The Milton Queen, The Milton Maid and The Milton Princess. 

  • From the late 19th century Milton had a number of industries. Prominent among these was Bullers Ltd who established a new factory at Milton in 1920. Bullers were manufacturers of electrical porcelain, essential to the pottery industry as a whole. However, as well as producing insulators and other associated products, Bullers also had a thriving art pottery studio until the early 1950s. Many ceramic artists who produced art porcelain at Bullers were also associated with the Burslem School of Art. The company was later consolidated into Allied Insulators, which ceased production at Milton in 2001.

  • There were also aluminium works, the British Aluminium Company, and chemical works, Josiah Hardman Ltd, at Milton. The Hardman Institute, which included a reading room, was established in 1895 by Josiah Hardman.

  • The opening of the railway from Milton the Cheddleton in 1867 extended Milton’s transport infrastructure and provided the village with a local station.

  • The parish church is dedicated to St Philip and St James. It was built in 1865 in the Early English style. Congregationalism was also established early in Milton with a house being registered for worship in 1806. A Congregational chapel was built in 1819 and later replaced by a larger building in 1880 on the corner of Millrise Road and Adam Street. It was closed in 1922.

  • Schools for boys, girls and infants opened in 1874. They were originally board schools and following the Education Act of 1902 became council or public elementary schools. 

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1890 map of Milton
1890 map of Milton

 

Milton was formerly a hamlet mainly situated in the parish on Norton in the Moors but with a small part in the township of Hulton Abbey. 

  • The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1865 and the civil parish in 1894. 

  • Milton was incorporated into what was then the county borough of Stoke on Trent in 1922.

  • The Caldon Canal from Etruria to Froghall was opened in 1779 and runs through Milton.

  • Alongside the canal is the former Biddulph Valley railway line which was opened in 1864.

 


 

the street names - Millers Lane, Millbrook Grove, Newmill Street are evidence of the presence of previous mills
the street names - Millers Lane, Millbrook Grove, Newmill Street are evidence of the presence of previous mills   

 

to the left is the Caldon Canal and the River Trent - 1890
to the left is the Caldon Canal and the River Trent - 1890 

The building of the Caldon Canal through Milton in 1777 was important to the village’s later development.
on the left, alongside the canal and River Trent are mill ponds and a number of mills

 

 


 

 

extent of Milton, Stoke-on-Trent

extent of Milton, Stoke-on-Trent
Bing maps

 


 

Postcard of St. Philip and St. James, Milton
Postcard of St. Philip and St. James, Milton

 

 St. Philip and St. James - 1 Jan 2001
 St. Philip and St. James - 1 Jan 2001

The Church of St. Philip and St. James was pened by licence from the Bishop on 13th August 1848 at a cost of £426 which was given, together with the land, by Lord Norton. In 1865 the church and burial ground were consecrated. In 1868 the church was enlarged.

Lord Norton was a philanthropist and a North Staffs M.P. who, in 1878, entered the House of Lords and became Baron Norton of Norton-le-Moors, Staffordshire.

 


 

 

built in 1880 as a Congregational Church
built in 1880 as a Congregational Church

 

 

Milton Baptist Church on the corner of Millrise Road and Adams Street - March 2012  
Milton Baptist Church on the corner of Millrise Road and Adams Street - March 2012  

Congregationalism was also established early in Milton with a house being registered for worship in 1806. A Congregational chapel was built in 1819 and later replaced by a larger building in 1880 on the corner of Millrise Road and Adam Street. This was closed in 1922 as a Congregational Church.

The church was later used as a place of worship by the Baptists.

 

 


 

 

The Foxley Hotel alongside the Caldon Canal

The Foxley Hotel alongside the Caldon Canal

 

 

The Millrace pub on Maunders Road
The Millrace pub on Maunders Road 

 

 

 

 

The Miners Arms pub on Millrise Road
The Miners Arms pub on Millrise Road 

 

 


 

Jackson Bros (Milton) Ltd. established 1910
Jackson Bros (Milton) Ltd. established 1910

'On Admiralty, War Office & Approved A.I.D. Lists'

 

 

 

Jackson Bros (Milton) Ltd. Aluminium & Bronze Founders
Jackson Bros (Milton) Ltd.  Aluminium & Bronze Founders 

photo: May 1958

 

 

 


 

James Moss, Builder and Contractor, Wheelwright, Milton

James Moss, Builder and Contractor, Wheelwright, Milton 
advert from..... 
1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

Bell tower, Bucknall Church
New Farm, Bucknall
Hardman Institute, Milton
Racing Stud Farms, Keele
Foxley Hotel, Milton
"Oakdene", Milton
Extension of British Aluminium, Milton
Smallpox Hospital, Bagnall
The Rocklands, Milton
Villa Residences, Milton

 


 

 

Redhills Road
Redhills Road

 

Redhills from Foxley Lane

Redhills from Foxley Lane

 

this 1909 adverts lists one of the works as 'Milton, Staffordshire'

this 1909 adverts lists one of the works as 'Milton, Staffordshire' 

in Redhills Road was the aluminium works of the British Aluminium Company

 

 

 

 


 


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