Betley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Newcastle-under-LymeinStaffordshire, England, about halfway between the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Nantwich. Betley forms a continual linear settlement with Wrinehill.
Betley
The main road through Betley
Betley
Location within Staffordshire
Population
1,033 (2011 Census)[1]
United Kingdom
CREWE
01270
Betley lies on the A531 from MadeleytoWeston. There is an hourly bus service, run by D&G Bus (route 85 [2]) which runs through Betley from Hanley and Newcastle-under-LymetoCrewe and Nantwich.
Betley - meaning the 'clearing in the woods' of Bette (aSaxon woman's name) - is an ancient settlement. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is one of several villages - including Buddileigh, Audley, and Madeley - which seem to be named after women. It had a major market, the charter for which was granted in the thirteenth century. At Betley Hall, a now-demolished country house, Charles Darwin conducted some of his zoological observations and Florence Nightingale visited. At another country house in the village, Betley Court (which is still standing), lived the Romantic poet Elizabeth Tollet. The church, dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, is a beautiful medieval building (reasonably well-restored by George Gilbert Scott), with oak beams and a cricket ground to the rear.
Betley is twinned with:
