Thorpe Constantine in 1868

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]

"THORPE CONSTANTINE, a parish in the N. division of Offlow hundred, county Stafford, 5 miles N.E. of Tamworth, its post town. It is situated on the road from Tamworth to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, near the borders of Warwickshire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, value £89.

The church, dedicated to St. Constantine, was rebuilt in 1778. The parochial charities produce about £5 per annum. The principal residence is Thorpe Hall. Lieut. Colonel William Inge, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

 

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]