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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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CHEDDLETON, a township and a parish in Cheadle district, Stafford. The township is conjoint with Rownall township, including part of Cellar-Head hamlet; lies on the Uttoxeter canal and the North Stafford railway, 2½ miles S of Leek; and has a station on the railway. Real property, £8, 300. Pop., 1,802. Houses, 377. The parish contains also the townships of Cunsall and Basford; and its post town is Leek, under Stoke-upon-Trent. Acres, 9, 080. Real property, £14, 213. Pop., 2, 050. Houses, 426. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £160. Patron, the Rev. E. Powys. The church is old but good. The p. curacy of Wetley-Rocks is a separate benefice. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A school has £21 from endowment; and other charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cheddleton CP/AP Cheadle RegD/PLU Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Cheddleton |
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