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Fenton railway station opened in 1864 on the North Staffordshire Railway line to Derby. It closed in 1961. It was in Heron Cross and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton Manor. The buildings and platforms have been demolished although the site itself is still identifiable, occupied by a communications mast.
1. References
1. Further reading
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 63-65. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.
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Heron Cross Pottery
Heron Cross Pottery was a pottery manufactory built in 1886 in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England, by the firm Hines Brothers (William Hines and Thomas Hines), particularly known for making the classic brown earthenware teapots and tea services for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. A portion of it is now a Grade II listed building. The business was taken over in 1907 by Grimwades, and became the Kensington Pottery in Hanley in about 1922; this pottery continued until 1937.
During the Second World War, the building was requisitioned and used for storage of both food and munitions.
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Heron Cross
Heron Cross is a suburb situated between Blurton and Fenton, in Stoke on Trent. It has a pharmacy, two corner shops, two pubs, two hairdressers, a park and a pot bank. It has two main streets, Grove Road and Heron Street.
Heron Cross is a home to about 1,000 people.
Two schools serve the area:
Heron Cross Primary School, a primary school for children aged 3 to 11 (nursery to year six).
Glebedale School, an independent school for children aged 7 and 16 with special needs
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Christ Church, Fenton
Christ Church is an Anglican church in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. It is in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent and Fenton, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building is Grade II listed.
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Fenton Town Hall
Fenton Town Hall is a municipal building in Albert Square in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. It is now occupied by local businesses, a café and an art gallery.