Basford, Staffordshire
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| Basford shown within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ858469 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle |
| Postcode district | ST4, ST5 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Basford is a bordering suburb of both Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is split between Newcastle and Stoke along the A53 – Etruria Road. It lies on high ground between the town centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme to its south-west, and Stoke's Etruria suburb (home to Festival Park commercial and retail development) to its east. Basford is also bordered to the north by May Bank, to its south by Hartshill, and to the west by The Brampton.
The suburb's busiest roads are Etruria Road, which features most of the area's businesses and the only local post office, Basford Park Road which leads to May Bank High Street and Wolstanton, and Shelton New Road which forms the southern boundary with Hartshill.
Basford's lofty position meant it was being referred to as "Basford Hill" or "Basford Bank" by the 1830s, but previously (circa 1771) it had been called "Fowlea Bank". The Fowlea Brook runs through nearby Etruria and has formed the valley. During the 1830s, the area featured typical ceramics industries; brick and tile yards.
Basford is home to Europe’s first purpose-builttheatre in the round; the New Vic Theatre, which was built in 1986 to replace Hartshill's Victoria Theatre. Adjoining the New Vic Theatre is "Basford Villas", a modern development of four Italianate villa residences, which were inspired by The Villas in nearby Stoke-on-Trent.
Basford Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1883 and was originally sited on the present-day car park behind The Queen's Hotel, but moved to its present location of West Avenue in 1926. The club has several nationally ranked players and hosted an exhibition match between Fred Perry and 'Bunny' Austin on 11 May 1936.
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