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Penkhull is a township within Stoke-upon-Trent in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in the English county of Staffordshire. The township is part of the Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and the Stoke Central parliamentary constituency. Penkhull is one of 20 or so conservation areas in Stoke-on-Trent, and includes Grade II listed buildings such as the church and "The Greyhound Inn" public house and restaurant. ==History== The authoritative ''The Victoria history of the county of Stafford: Volume 8'' (1965) suggest the origins of the name - that it arises from the British ''pencet'' ('end or head of the wood') and the Old English ''hyll'' (hill). Ward (1843)〔John Ward. ''The Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent'' (1843)〕 also mentioned the possibility of the use of the Celtic British ''Pen'' (head) and ''Kyl'' (kiln). The idea of a 'head' or 'end' is topographically apt, since the village is sited on the elevated end of a long strip of valley-side woodland which begins at the ancient Bradwell Wood five miles to the north. The early origins date from 2500 BC, and there have been three archaeological finds from this period. A study by the local city Council stated of Penkhull that... "it has held a settlement for over four thousand years".〔Stoke-on-Trent City Council. ''Penkhull Village Conservation Area Appraisal'' report, March 2008.〕 The Domesday Book records it as two hides of land in the Hundred of Pirehill and that it was held by Earl Algar.〔''Domesday Book Staffordshire'' 1086, Phillimore & Co Ltd, Chichester 1976.〕 Penkhull was a Royal Manor from the time of William the Conquer 1086, and the last record of its title as a Royal Manor was in 1308 under King (Edward II). Penkhull was developed by Josiah Spode II as a dormitory suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penkhull」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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