Checkley in 1872

 
CHECKLEY, a parish in Cheadle district, Stafford; on the river Tean, 2 miles NE of Leigh railway station, and 3 SSE of Cheadle. It contains the villages of Tean, Tole, Beamhurst, and Hollington, and part of the hamlet of Foxt; the last lying detached within Ipstones parish. Post-town, Upper Tean, under Stafford. Acres, 6,036. Real property, £8,837. Pop., 2,428. Houses, 531. Many of the inhabitants are employed in tape and 
cotton manufacture.

The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacy of Hollington, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £576. Patron, Rev. E. Philips. The church is ancient, and has a tower; and the church-yard contains three pyramidal stones, with ancient rude sculptures. The vicarage of Tean is a separate benefice. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £194. 

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

• Beamhurst
• Deadman's Green
• Fole
• Foxt
• Hollington
• Madeley Holme
• Tean

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