Ranton in 1872

RANTON, or Ronton, a parish in the district and county of Stafford; on an affluent of the river Sow, 2 miles N by W of Haughton railway station, and 4 W by N of Stafford. It contains the hamlets of Hextells, Brough-Hill, Long Compton, Parknook, and Woodside; and its post town is Stafford. Acres, 1,970. Real property, with Coton, £3,494. Pop., 280. Houses, 58.

The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lichfield. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £93. Patron, the Earl of Lichfield. The church is tolerable; and there is a national school.

An 1872 Gazetteer description of the following places in Ranton is to be found on a supplementary page.

• Compton (Long)
• Hextells
• Park-Nook
• Woodside

[Description(s) from The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]