Chell Heath Streets Past & Present

Chell Heath, in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent, developed from former rural and heathland edges into a mainly residential district as the Potteries expanded during the 19th and 20th centuries. Its street pattern reflects this later growth, with housing estates and planned developments set within an area that once formed part of the open landscape between mining and industrial settlements.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Chell Heath and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, local developments, and the changing character of the district over time. From its rural fringes to its modern suburban form, the streets of Chell Heath reflect the wider evolution of the northern Potteries.

Today, Chell Heath is a predominantly residential area, but its layout still preserves traces of earlier boundaries and the way the district developed in response to industrial expansion in nearby Stoke-on-Trent.

 

 


See also: Stoke-on-Trent street renaming index (covers citywide changes, including the 1950s renaming programme

Street name Street renaming  
Alcester Close    
Ball Hayes Road    
Barncroft Road    
Baskeyfield Place    
Bentley Road    
Bishop Road    
Bridge Croft    
Brindley Place    
Brockbank Place    
Buckley Road    
Burnwood Place    
Catharine Road    
Chell Heath Road    
Cornhill Road    
Cowlishaw Road    
Deakin Road    
Dogcroft Road    
Ford Avenue    
Heathfield Road    
Homer Place    
Lander Place    
Meadow Road    
Recorder Grove    
Richardson Place    
Rowhurst Place    
Ruston Avenue    
Salkeld Place    
Standersfoot Place    
Sutton Place    
Vickers Road    
Ward Place    
Warren Road    
Whitehead Road    
Winghay Place    
 

 


 



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  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 13 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.