Wombourne, Staffordshire: Wombourne township tithe map Part (2) village enlargement
Tithe maps and tithe awards are invaluable for the history of villages, properties, families, agriculture and landscape in England and Wales in the period 1837 – 1852. Tithe maps are usually drawn at ...
Yoxall, Staffordshire, tithe map
Tithe maps and tithe awards are invaluable for the history of villages, properties, families, agriculture and landscape in England and Wales in the period 1837 – 1852. Tithe maps are usually drawn at ...
Abbey Hulton
Abbey Hulton takes its name from the former Hulton Abbey, which was located about half a mile from Milton, on the east side of the road from Stoke to Leek, next to Carmountside Primary School. In the ...
Alrewas
The village of Alrewas could perhaps be described as a village of waterways. It is situated approximately five miles north- east of Lichfield, south of the River Trent and west of the mouth of the River ...
Armitage
Armitage is situated in the Trent Valley, close to Rugeley, and adjacent to the Trent and Mersey Canal. The name of this village is known world-wide as a result of the sanitary ware manufactured here ...
Ashley
Description: Ashley is situated in the north-west of Staffordshire. The name appears to be of Anglo-Saxon origin and to mean ‘ash tree clearing’ or ‘ash lea’. In the Domesday Survey of 1086, it appears ...
Bagnall
Bagnall is a picturesque village situated in an elevated position, 229 metres above sea level and about three miles north-west of Hanley. It is still very rural and has a walled green in the centre of ...
Biddulph
Biddulph lies in a valley formed by the Biddulph Brook in the north west of Staffordshire on the county’s boundary with Cheshire.
The name Biddulph or Bidolf is Anglo- Saxon and originally means ‘by ...
Burntwood
Burntwood is situated to the west of Lichfield and comprises Burntwood itself, Woodhouses and Ediall, all early settlements, and also Chasetown and Chase Terrace, which developed in the 19th century. ...
Chapel Chorlton
The elevated village of Chapel Chorlton is situated north-west of Stone.
The area was once famous for fine quality, white stone quarries and stone from one of the local quarries was used in alterations ...
Checkley
CHECKLEY is situated five miles north west of Uttoxeter on the east side of the River Tean. The name appears to be of Anglo-Saxon origin and to mean ‘Cecce’s lea’ or ‘Cecca’s clearing’. At the time of ...
Clifton Campville
Clifton Campville is a village situated in the south- eastern corner of the county, close to the borders of the three adjoining counties of Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. The river Mease ...
Fazeley
The village of Fazeley is situated close to Tamworth on the flood plain of the River Tame on Watling Street. Its low lying position has meant that the village has suffered from its fair share of floods ...
Forton
Forton is a small village situated to the west of Stafford above the River Meese and by the county boundary. It comprises the hamlets of Warton, Sutton, Forton and Meretown. The name, Forton, may mean ...
Hammerwich
Hammerwich is a pleasant village, situated on a hill about three miles south-west of Lichfield and to the north of Watling Street (the A5). The village was once served by both canal and railway. It has ...
Hanbury
HANBURY is situated in an elevated position in Needwood Forest. The forest area originally comprised about 8,000 acres and belonged to the Duchy of Lancaster. The name Hanbury probably reflects its geographical ...
Hanford
Hanford is now a suburb of the Potteries, situated between the A34 Newcastle Road and the A500, the Potteries ‘D’ road. The name probably means ‘high ford’ from the Anglo- Saxon, ‘heanford’. The village ...
Hednesford
Hednesford is situated two miles north-east of the town of Cannock. There have been a number of historical variations on the name but locally it is often known as Hedgford.
In 1666 there were 53 ...