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MUCKLESTONE: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1831.

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"MUCKLESTONE (or MUXON), a parish, comprising the townships of Bearston, Dorrington, Gravenhanger, and Woore, in the Drayton division of the hundred of BRADFORD (North), county of SALOP, and the townships of Aston, Kneighton, Muckleston, Oakley, and Winnington, in the northern division of the hundred of PIREHILL, county of STAFFORD, and containing 1753 inhabitants, of which number, 179 are in the township of Mucklestone, 4 miles (N. E.) from Drayton in Hales. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Stafford, and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, rated in the king's books at £20. 3. 9., and in the patronage of Lord Crewe. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. Several small sums have been bequeathed by different individuals for the education of children."

" BEARSTON, a township in that part of the parish of MUCKLESTONE, which is in the Drayton division of the hundred of BRADFORD (North), county of SALOP, 4 miles (N. E. by N.) from Drayton in Hales, containing 79 inhabitants."

" DORRINGTON, a township in that part of the parish of MUCKLESTONE, which is in the Drayton division of the hundred of BRADFORD (North), county of SALOP, 5 miles (N. E.byN.) from Drayton in Hales, containing 185 inhabitants."

" GRAVENHANGER, a township in that part of the parish of MUCKLESTONE, which is in the Drayton division of the hundred of BRADFORD (North), county of SALOP, 6 miles (N.E.) from Drayton, containing 200 inhabitants."

" WOORE, a chapelry in that part of the parish of MUCKLESTONE, which is in the Drayton division of the hundred of BRADFORD (North), county of SALOP, 6 miles (N. N. E.) from Drayton in Hales, containing 365 inhabitants. The chapel has lately received an addition of eighty free sittings, the Incorporated Society for the enlargement of churches and chapels having granted £10 towards defraying the expense. About thirty children are taught in a Sunday school, for an annuity of £10, the bequest of William Elkins, in 1593; to which has been added one of £5, bequeathed by Randolph Woolley, in 1615."

[Transcribed information from A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831](unless otherwise stated)

[Description(s) transcribed by Mel Lockie ©2015]