Norbury in 1872

NORBURY, a village, a township, and a parish, in the district of Newport and county of Stafford. The village stands near the Grand Junction canal, 2 miles E of the boundary with Salop, 3 NW of Gnosall railway station, and 4 NE of Newport. The township includes the village, and extends into the country. Pop., 217. Houses, 45.

The parish contains also the township of Weston-Jones and the hamlet of Loynton. Post-town, Newport, Salop. Acres, 3,313. Real property, £4,157. Pop., 364. Houses, 71. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £483. Patron, the Rev. T. E. Buckworth. The church is ancient, has a brick tower, was restored in 1827, and contains many ancient effigies. There are a national school, and charities £50.

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

• Loynton
• Oulton
• Weston-Jones

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