A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HAMSTALL-RIDWARE, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands on the river Blyth, 2½ miles N of Armitage r. station, and 4½ E by N of Rugeley; and has a post office under Rugeley. The parish includes also the hamlets of Nethertown, Rough-Park, Hay-End, Sandborough, and part of OliveGreen. Acres, 2, 93 4. Real property, £4, 305. Pop., 440. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The old manor house has an ancient gateway and a watchtower, and is now a farm house. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £300.* Patron, Lord Leigh. The church is ancient but good; has a tower and spire; and contains monuments of the Cottons, the Combermeres, and the Egertons. There are a national school, and charities £42.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hamstall Ridware CP/AP Lichfield RegD/PLU Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Hamstall Ridware |
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