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Description:Trade directories such as this are a very useful source of information, providing details of principal inhabitants, trades people and other related and background information for towns and villages throughout the county. This extract relating to the village of Ellastone is from William White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, published in 1851. From it we can form a vivid picture of the village and its social structure at this time.
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The village of Ellastone is situated about five miles north east of Uttoxeter on the border with Derbyshire ...
South west view showing chiefly the tower (there is a big yew tree in the church yard which blocks out ...
George Eliot’s grandfather lived in the village and she based her novel, “Adam Bede”, in Ellastone Copyright: ...
Census returns are among the most useful sources of historical information about places and households. ...
Trade directories such as this are a very useful source of information, providing details of principal ...
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