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Pelshall in 1817

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Description from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

PELSHALL.

Pelshall is a manor held by the Earl of Darlington, and is situate on the Walsall water, about eight miles distant from Wolverhampton, in the direct line for Lichfield.

The Wyrley canal from Wolverhampton passes upon its long level, the whole length of Pelshall, and will facilitate the future working of its mines of coal and iron.

The Chapel is a small ancient brick building. On the north wall is a rudely-painted figure of an old man holding a purse in his left hand and money in the right, and underneath this inscription: "Richard Harrison gave 20O groats to the poor of Pelshall, to be paid yearly on New-year's day. The land charged to pay the money is the Old Croft. Aged 101."

According to the returns to Parliament in 1811, Pelshall contained, 252 males; 219 females: total 471.