Latest News

New Publication

 

Our latest book will be launched on

Saturday 30th November, 2019

at

Talke Pits Library

at 11.00am

 

Talke Pits: a former North Staffordshire mining village

by

Paul Dunning

 

 

more details

 

NEW
Audley Historian 25
2019

 

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From our usual local outlets or go to the Publications page .

 

For contents go here

 

 New Venue for Meetings and Talks

From 7th August 2019 all meetings and talks will be held at our new venue:

 

The Audley Methodist Church Hall, New Road, Bignall End, ST7 8QF.

 

Go here for map of location and images.

 

Next Talk

Change of date

This will be held on 29th November at the Methodist Church Hall . See Talks.

 

 

New July 2019

The Minnie Pit: Disaster and Controversy

 

by

William Cooke

 

go to Publications page

 

NEW June 2019

"Monumental Inscriptions at the Church of St Martin, Talke O' Th' Hill, Staffordshire."

 

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2nd edition

go to Publications page
 
Available Again

 

Victims of the Minnie Pit Disaster 1918

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go to Publications page

 

 

 

Aldgedeslegh

by Roger Bloore

 

An epic poem about events relating to the parish of Audley.

 

Shortlisted for the Arnold Bennett Prize 2019

 

£4.00 for members and £4.50 for non members.

Now available. Go to

Publications

 

New Records

 

We have added many more records available to view at our Research Meetings.

 

 
Members' Area

 

Extracts of Audley St. James' Parish Magazine from 1920-54 have been added. More will be added.

Journals 8 and 9 have been added to volumes 13,17 and 19

Free to download for members.

 

 

Old Audley now in Members' Area.

 

 

Welcome

 

 

Audley Knight

                       

Audley Parish is situated in the rolling hills of North Staffordshire and has a long and interesting history, including farming and a period of intensive coal mining. Since 1986 the Audley and District Family History Society has been working to make records available for Audley and its adjoining parishes.

Our records are based on the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Audley, which comprises of Audley Township, Bignall End, Halmer End, Knowle End, Park End, Eardley End and Talke. The adjoining area comprises of the ancient parishes of Barthomley and Church Lawton in Cheshire, and Wolstanton, Keele, Madeley and Betley in Staffordshire. (see Records for full details).

 

Audley District Map

 

Area covered by the Society.  Click to enlarge map.

 

 

 

If you can't see the navigation bar on the left click here

 

 

 

We hold Research meetings every month, where we have much material available to look at. Non members are welcome to attend for a small fee (see Research).Next Meeting: Wednesday 6th November 2019, 2- 4pm

 

Every two months a talk is held at The Audley Methodist Church Hall (see Talks).

 

If you wish to join the Audley and District Family History Society please go to the Joining Us page. You can now pay to join using on-line payments.

 

The Society has a number of Publications for sale, including the annual Society Journal called the 'Audley Historian'. You can now buy publications on-line.          

 

                                                                                                                                                                               

The Members' Area is now active. Old Audley has recently moved to the Members' Area and extracts of some old Audley St. James' parish magazines 1920-34 added.

 

 

If your interest is in the surname of Audley please go to

http://audleyfamilyhistory.com

 

 

Updated 26 Oct 2019