▁runs ▁north ▁to ▁T itt ensor , ▁Tr ent ham , ▁New castle - under - L yme ▁and ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁and ▁south ▁to ▁Staff ord . ▁It ▁calls ▁at ▁several ▁places ▁in ▁Stone , ▁like ▁the ▁schools . ▁D & G ▁Bus ▁run ▁six ▁local ▁services ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Stone . ▁ ▁Two ▁tr unk ▁roads ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁A 3 4 ▁linking ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁Manchester ▁and ▁the ▁A 5 1 ▁linking ▁L ich field ▁to ▁Ch ester . ▁Stone ▁is ▁by - pass ed ▁by ▁the ▁M 6 ▁motor way . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁times ▁cy cling ▁north ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁along ▁the ▁canal ▁to w path ▁towards ▁Bar last on ▁Tr ent ham ▁and ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁is ▁much ▁improved . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁announced ▁a ▁£ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁scheme ▁to ▁rect ify ▁the ▁problem , ▁with ▁new ▁paths . ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁towards ▁Bur ston , ▁West on ▁and ▁Great ▁Hay wood ▁the ▁to w path ▁is ▁pass able ▁on ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁but ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁a ▁mountain ▁bi ke ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁racing ▁bi ke . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Wer burgh ▁( d ied ▁ 6 9 9 ) ▁an ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁prin cess , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Stone ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Tr ent ham ▁ ▁James ▁Br ind ley , ▁( 1 7