Packmoor Streets Past & Present

Packmoor, in the northern part of Stoke-on-Trent near Kidsgrove and Newchapel, developed from a rural and mining landscape into a residential community during the 19th and 20th centuries. The area grew alongside coal mining and the expansion of nearby Potteries towns, with housing and local roads gradually spreading across what had once been open countryside and moorland.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Packmoor and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, local developments, and the changing character of the district over time. From old rural lanes and mining-related development to later residential estates, the streets of Packmoor reflect the changing landscape of the northern Potteries.

Today, Packmoor is mainly residential in character, although its street layout and surviving features still preserve links to the area’s rural origins and mining heritage.

 

 


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

Street name Renaming  
Ambrose Grove    
Ambrose Place    
Appledore Grove    
Arran Drive    
Carr Street originally James Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Castleview Grove    
Celtic Avenue    
Drumburn Close    
Frampton Grove    
Gemini Grove    
Greysan Avenue    
Handley Street    
Jasmin Way    
Landrake Grove    
Libra Place    
Lordshire Place    
Lorraine Street originally School Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lulworth Grove    
Lynmouth Grove    
Mellor Street    
Midhurst Close    
Orkney Avenue    
Overwood Place    
Rainford Close    
Rossett Grove    
Ryebrook Grove    
Samuel Street    
Scragg Street    
Selbourne Drive    
Silverstone Crescent    
Tarvin Grove    
Taurus Grove    
Thomas Street    
Tidebrook Place    
Zodiac Drive    
 

 


 



Page History:

  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 20 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.