Loggerheads, Staffordshire

Loggerheads is a small village in north Staffordshire, England, on the A53 between Market Drayton and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

History

The village and local pub (The Loggerheads Hotel) has what many regard as an unusual name.

The etymology of the village is doubtful.

Loggerheads was home to the Cheshire Joint Sanatorium which is a Tuberculosis Sanitorium. It stood in of woodland in the Burntwoods. It was opened in 1923 and the last two patients were discharged in October 1969. It was believed at the time that the fresh air was an effective treatment for the disease, and patients were sometimes put outside in their beds and encouraged to breathe in the air. The site stood closed for a few years while plans for its future were discussed, then in 1977 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council purchased the site for redevelopment.

The Burntwood was once a large oak wood, now very much coniferous. It was part of the Blore Forest. The oak trees were removed to make way for the quicker growing softwood - of more commercial value.

The village is close to the border of Shropshire and Cheshire. This village is adjacent to Ashley, Staffordshire.

Schools

• The Hugo Meynell Primary School Website

Nearest Places

External links

• The Loggerheads Sanitorium
• Loggerheads and Ashley Community website