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'''Keele''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in northern [[Staffordshire]], England. It is also an uncommon Surname. It is approximately three miles (5 km) west of [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]], and is close to the village of [[Silverdale, Staffordshire|Silverdale]]. Keele lies on the [[A53 road]] from [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] to [[Market Drayton]] and [[Shrewsbury]]. The village 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]].
 
Keele is located in the [[Keele ward]] of the borough of [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough)|Newcastle-under-Lyme]] with its name drawing from the old [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Cȳ-hyll'' = "Cow-hill". The 2001 census indicated the parish had a population of 3,664,(increasing to 4,129 at the 2011 census) most of whom students at [[Keele University]] as one of the halls of residence, [[Keele University#Halls of residence|Hawthorns]], now sold for land redevelopment, was located in the heart of the village.