Shenstone in 1872

SHENSTONE, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands on an eminence 3 miles S by W of Lichfield r. station; is a seat of petty-sessions; and has a post-office under Lichfield, and a fair on the last Monday of Feb. The parish contains also seven hamlets, and comprises 8,451 acres. Real property, £17,723. Pop. in 1851, 2,013; in 1861, 2,131. houses, 436. The property is considerably divided.

Shenstone Hall, Shenstone House, Shestone Moss, Shestone Lodge, Aston Hall, and Fotherley Hall are chief residences. An ancient castle stood on a spot now called Castle-Field. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £483. Patron the Rev Dr Peel. The church was rebuilt in 1853. The perpetual curacy of Stonnal is a separate benefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel. a National school and charities £136

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

• Aston (Little)
• Catshill
• Chesterfield
• Fotherley
• Hay (Little)
• Lynn

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