Endon
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| Endon | |
  Endon shown within Staffordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| - London | 138 mi (222 km) SE |
| Parish | Endon and Stanley |
| District | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | ST9 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Endon is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Leek and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Stoke-on-Trent.
The village is one of only a few outside Derbyshire which practises the ancient custom of Well dressing. A weekend fayre accompanies the dressing of the well at which a local girl is crowned as the Well Dressing Queen. The fayre also includes a contest called "Tossing the Sheaf" where local men compete to see who can toss a bale of straw the highest over a raised bar.
Together with neighbouring Stanley, Endon forms a civil parish.
The local education consists of three schools; St. Luke's Church of England Primary School, Endon Hall Primary School and Endon High School.
Endon was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on November 1, 1867. Endon Village Website
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