Blore, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Blore
Blore
	Blore Farm
	Blore Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ721347
Civil parish	Loggerheads;
District	Newcastle-under-Lyme;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET DRAYTON
Postcode district	TF9
Dialling code	01630
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stone;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°54′29″N 2°24′58″W / 52.908°N 2.416°W

Blore is a hamlet in the civil parish of Loggerheads, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme district, in north west Staffordshire, England. It lies 3 miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire.

Blore was first recorded in 1194. The name is of uncertain origin, but may be related to Middle English blura "blister", used metaphorically for a small hill.^[1]

The Battle of Blore Heath was fought west of the hamlet in 1459, during the Wars of the Roses.

References

^ Horovitz, David (2003). "A survey and analysis of the place-names of Staffordshire". Nottingham eTheses. p. 180. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[1] Horovitz, David (2003). "A survey and analysis of the place-names of Staffordshire". Nottingham eTheses. p. 180. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

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