Keele
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Keele
| latitude = 53.0044
| longitude = -2.2871
| civil_parish = Keele
| population = 3,667 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])
| shire_district = [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough)]]
| shire_county = [[Staffordshire]]
| region = West Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle-under-Lyme]]
| post_town = [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]]
| postcode_district = ST5
| postcode_area = ST
| dial_code = 01782
| os_grid_reference = SJ808452
}}
:''This article is about the English village. For the Toronto subway see station [[Keele (TTC)]]. Distinguish from [[keel]] and [[Kiel]].''
'''Keele''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in northern [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. It is approximately three [[mile]]s (5 [[kilometre|km]]) west of [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]], and is close to the village of [[Silverdale, Staffordshire|Silverdale]]. It is the location of [[Keele University]] (at {{gbmapping|SJ817450}}) and [[Keele services|Keele Services]] ({{gbmapping|SJ806440}}), a [[Rest area#United Kingdom|motorway service area]] on the [[M6 motorway|M6]].
[[Image:St John the Baptist Keele 2222.jpg|thumb|left|St John's Church, Keele.]]
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,664, most of whom were students at [[Keele University]].
It is located in the [[Keele ward]] of the borough of [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough)|Newcastle-under-Lyme]].
Its name came from [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Cȳ-hyll'' = "Cow-hill"
Keele is featured on the UK 'Here and Now' edition of the board game [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]], released in September 2007, It takes the place of Fleet Street in the traditional version <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7007135.stm BBC News] "Monopoly launches UK-wide edition" 24 September 2007</ref>.
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.keele.ac.uk Keele University Website]
*{{oscoor gbx|SJ805455}}
{{Staffordshire-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Villages in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Newcastle-under-Lyme]]