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Swynnerton in 1872

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John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales - 1870-2

 

SWINNERTON, a village and a parish in Stone district, Stafford The village stands 2 miles E by N of Standon-Bridge railway station, and 3 NW by W of Stone; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Stone. The parish includes five townships and a part. Acres, 6,529. Real property, £3,844. Pop., 880. Houses, 193.

The manor belonged anciently to the Swinnertons; and went, in the time of Henry VIII., to the Fitzherberts. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £1,083. Patron, W. Taylor, Esq. The church was repaired in 1863. Charities, £9. 

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

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