Red Street is a small, semi-rural village in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Stoke-on-Trent, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the neighbouring village of Audley and 1 mile (1.7 km) north of Chesterton.

Red Street
Red Street is in the northwest of Staffordshire.
Red Street is in the northwest of Staffordshire.
Red Street
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ827512
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewcastle
Postcode districtST5 7
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Staffordshire
53°03′18″N 2°15′10″W / 53.055°N 2.2529°W / 53.055; -2.2529

Local amenities include a pub, community centre, butchers shop, church and primary school.

Wedgwood Monument

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Red Street is home to a large stone monument on the summit of Bignall Hill, which is dedicated to John Wedgwood (1760-1839). Wedgwood's monument was initially an obelisk erected in 1850. Following storm damage in 1976 it was reduced to a quarter of its original size, although the base is still substantial. The monument is a Grade II listed building. The monument is today reachable by footpaths off Deans Lane, and is the highest point in the area. It affords sweeping 360-degree views: south to the city of Stoke-on-Trent; north across the Cheshire Plains to Jodrell Bank; east to Mow Cop Castle and the Peak District; and west to the mountains of North Wales and Snowdonia.

Sport

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The village has its own football club Redstreet FC.

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