Standon in 1872

STANDON, a parish, with a village, in Stone district, Stafford; on the Northwestern railway, 4 miles NNW of EccleshalL It has a railway station, called Standon-Bridge, and a post-office under Eccleshall. Acres, 2,570. Real property, £4,431. Pop., 347. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £590. Patron, the Rev. J. Salt. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1846. Charities, £8.

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