Tean | |
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High Street, Upper Tean | |
Location within Staffordshire | |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
Postcode district | ST10 |
Dialling code | 01538 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Tean is a large village in the civil parish of Checkley in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is around 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Stoke-on-Trent. The River Tean runs through the village, heading east towards Uttoxeter.
The village is itself composed of two villages: Upper Tean and Lower Tean. It is part of the Checkley ward.
The Heath House, a Gothic Revival mansion and estate, is located to the east of the village. The village also contains an historic tape mill (now converted into apartments / flats).
There are a number of pubs and shops, a doctors' surgery, nurseries, a village hall (Greatwood Hall), three churches, and a small park. There is free car parking signposted off one end of the High Street (between the two pubs).
Major employers in the area include Alton Towers, JCB, Toyota, and Fox's Biscuits.