Talke

England

Talke occupies former mining country between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove in Staffordshire. The A34 provides the main access route, whilst the M6 lies just west for longer journeys from Birmingham or Manchester. Local routes include the B5500 from Kidsgrove and connections to surrounding villages like Butt Lane. The area offers over 90 EV charging points for modern drivers. Nearby Chatterley Whitfield preserves the old colliery's pithead baths where miners once washed away the coal dust.