Rushton Spencer
Rushton Spencer lies about five miles north - west of the town of Leek in the north west of Staffordshire, very close to the county’s boundary. It is separated from Cheshire by the River Dane.
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Seighford
Seighford is situated close to the west of Stafford. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word, ‘seohtre’, a brook, so meaning a ‘ford over a brook’. At the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086, Seighford, ...
Shareshill
SHARESHILL is situated about nine miles south of Stafford and six miles north of Wolverhampton. It also includes Great and Little Saredon. The name is descriptive of the location of Shareshill and originates ...
Swynnerton
SWYNNERTON is a very typical estate village, incorporating hall and landscaped park, churches, cottages and cricket ground. It is situated about seven miles north- west of the town of Stafford. There ...
Talke
TALKE ON THE HILL, sometimes known as Talk o’ the Hill, is situated on high ground, with extensive views of the surrounding area. Talk occurs in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Talc, when it was held ...
The Cock for a Tithing Parson - Broadside ballad from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A political song set to the tune or 'air' The Cock of the Staffordshire Parson.
The song describes an election campaign by a candidate the songwriter refers to as a Cock for a Tithing Parson.
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Weston Coyney
Weston Coyney is now a suburb on the west side of Longton, consisting mainly of large housing estates and a country park. Its modern appearance belies its history. It is recorded as a manor in the Domesday ...
Wetton
The small village of Wetton is situated high up in the Staffordshire Moorlands adjacent to the northern end of the Manifold Valley in one of the most beautiful parts of the county. Thor’s Cave can be ...
Wombourne
The large village of Wombourne is situated five miles south- west of Wolverhampton. Its name is thought to derive from Wom brook, a tributary of Smestow brook, meaning a ‘winding stream’. In the Domesday ...
Yoxall
The village of Yoxall is situated north east of the city of Lichfield. The river Swarbourne flows through it to join the Trent and it is thought that the original Anglo-Saxon settlement may have been ...
Abbots Bromley (Far Wood Common) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Abbots Bromley (Ley, Hollywell and Mickledale Fields) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Abbots Bromley (Near Wood Common) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Aldridge enclosure map
This is a later copy of the 1799 enclosure map for Aldridge.
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, ...
Alrewas enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Alstonefield (Alstonefield Township) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Alstonefield (Fawfieldhead Township) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...
Alstonefield (Heathylee Township) enclosure map
Enclosure maps and their accompanying awards are important sources for local, agricultural and economic history in the 18th and 19th centuries, and reflect a time when communities were experiencing significant ...