Leycett

Leycett
Leycett is located in Staffordshire
Leycett
Leycett
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ795467
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewcastle, Staffs
Postcode districtST5
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
53°01′02″N 2°18′23″W / 53.0173°N 2.3063°W / 53.0173; -2.3063

Leycett was a small mining village in Staffordshire in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme which was built in the late eighteen sixties to accommodate the miners and their families. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Madeley with the name Leycett meaning 'the clearing in the woods'.[citation needed]