Prior to Knypersley and Serpentine Pool's being constructed, the largest area of water around the local area was known as Newpool Lake.  The lake covered an area from just beyond the Old Railway Road Bridge at Newpool to the cricket ground at Knypersley, where the old dam wall still stands on the opposite side of Tunstall Road.  The lake was partially drained in 1808 to allow the expansion of the coal industry.  The outfall of Newpool was a small stone packhouse bridge, now buried under A527 Road by the bus stand at the cricket ground.  In 1970 when work was carried out to the drains, the bridge came to light perfectly preserved and after being examined found to have a date stone "1609 Patronis J B" on the front and also two bronze rings and an iron chain across its archway.  The bridge was reburied once the roadworks were complete.

Newpool Meadows was originally part of the Knypersley Estate.  It was first recorded in State Documents in 1195 to Alfred Ormus, who later changed his name to de Knypersley.  For 200 years de Knypersley owned the land until one daughter married a Bowyer who then became lords of Knypersley until 1872.  In 1809 the estate was passed to James Bateman Snr, who's son John lived there until he died in 1858.  1872 saw the land purchased by Robert Heath Snr who also purchased The Grange and Greenway Bank Hall.  After WW1 the estate was sold and houses were developed over the land and by 1960's much of the land had been developed for private housing.

Newpool Meadows lies between Tunstall Road and the Biddulph Valley Way.  Knypersley had a large part in the production of coal and iron and Tunstall Road was opened in 1770 to allow heavy carts to transport coal over longer distances.  Biddulph Valley Way used to be a railway which opened 1860 as a single track for freight trains to carry coal, this was later expanded to a double line in 1883 for passenger trains.  In the early 1980's when Victoria Colliery closed its doors and the coal mining era for Biddulph was ended, the colliery was demolished and the railway line known as Biddulph Valley line closed.

The Biddulph Valley Way became a dirt road once the railway lines had been removed and remained that way for many years. In 2005 the track was tarmaced and is now a beautiful walk and cycle route through Knypersley to Congleton used by many.