Barlaston in 1859

BARLASTON (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), a parish, in the union of STONE, S. division of the hundred of PIREHILL, N. division of the county of STAFFORD, 4 miles (N. by W.) from Stone; containing 591 inhabitants. The village is situated upon an eminence commanding extensive and beautiful views, and the Grand Trunk canal passes through the parish.

The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £150; patron, Duke of Sutherland. The church is a modern building of brick, with an ancient stone tower. There is a school for 28 children, to which Thomas Mills, in 1800, bequeathed £12 per annum, and it is also endowed with a cottage and garden. 

[Description(s) from The Topographical Dictionary of England (1859) by Samuel Lewis - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]