In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whiston like this:
WHISTON, a township, with two hamlets, in Kingsley parish, Stafford; 4 miles NE of Cheadle. It has a post-office under Stafford. Real property, £2,536; of which £141 are in ironworks. Pop., 708. Houses, 137. The manor has belonged since 1380 to the Giffards.
Additional information about this locality is available for Kingsley
Whiston through time
Whiston is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whiston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whiston in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24804
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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