Keele
Silverdale is a scattered village and district, on the north side of the parish, two miles W of Newcastle, where Sneyd and Stanier's, or the Silverdale Company's coal and iron works are situated, and where there is also a silk mill. There is a branch canal to Silverdale, and a railway is to be erected to it from Stoke.
Finney Green is a hamlet on the south side of the parish, one and a half miles SW of Keele."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]
Bibliography
'Essays on the History of Keele'
by Christopher Harrison
Published 1986, by University of Keele.
'The Sneyds & Keele Hall'
by JM Kolbert
Published 1967, University of Keele.
'The Sneyds, Squires of Keele'
by JM Kolbert
Published 1976, by University of Keele.
Cemeteries
Census
The population of Keele parish was as follows:
1801 -- 904
1831 -- 1130
1841 -- 1194
A surname index of the 1851 census for Keele Parish is included in the Newcastle under Lyme surname index to the 1851 census published by the Birmingham and Midland SGH.
Churches
Keele, Church of England |
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Church History
"The Parish Church, St John the Baptist, stands on a lofty summit at the east end of the village, and was rebuilt in 1790. It is an oblong structure, with an embattled parapet and tower. The perpetual curacy is in the patronage of R Sneyd, Esq, and incumbency of the Rev Henry Sudcliffe."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]
Church Records
Church of England Registers
The parish register of the church of St John the Baptist commences in 1540. The original registers for the period 1540-1980 (Bapts & Mar) & 1540-1904 (Bur), and Banns for the period 1823-1980 are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.
Bishops Transcripts, 1668-1869 (with gaps 1675-79, 1684-90, 1766-70, 1856 & 1866) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.
A transcript of the registers for the period 1540-1700 (Bapts) & 1540-1812 (Mar) was published by the Staffordshire Parish Register Society in 1949-50 and reprinted by the Birmingham & Midland SGH.
Directories
A list of the principal inhabitants and tradespeople of Keele parish transcribed from
History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851.
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Keele has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
A map showing the pre-1850 boundaries of Keele Parish
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ806453 (Lat/Lon: 53.00466, -2.290548), Keele which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
Keele parish became part of Newcastle-under-Lyme Union following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.