Moreton, Staffordshire
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| Moreton | |
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  Moreton Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ796171 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | TF10 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Moreton is a small rural village in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England, near the border with Shropshire.
It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west from Gnosall, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east from Newport, and 11.8 miles (19.0 km) South-West-West from Stafford. Population details as taken at the 2011 Census can be found under Gnosall.
Description
[edit]Two notable sites in the village are the village community hall built in 2000 and St. Mary's Church. The church of St. Mary is a stone building, in the Italian style, and was erected in 1837; it consists of a chancel, transepts and nave, with tower and one bell, and seats 340 people. One other local site which is now a privately owned home is the school, which at one point had over one hundred students from Moreton and its surrounding hamlets.
Considering the size of the village (roughly 50-60 houses), the lack of more facilities is unsurprising, although historically it had a school, shop, and two pubs as well as the remaining church and community centre located within the village.
The village is made up primarily of three roads: Heath Lane, Post Office Lane and Church Lane. Both the village hall and church are located on Church Lane, nearer to where the Lane joins Post Office Lane.
History
[edit]Moreton ecclesiastical parish was formed on April 26, 1845, from the parish of Gnosall, although it remained in Gnosall parish for civil purposes.
Until the mid-1870s, it was referred to as a hamlet of Gnosall [citation needed], and can be found, prior to 1880, described with the history of Gnosall. However, by 1880 it had developed sufficiently to be referred to separately, with its own 'satellite' hamlets: Bromstead Heath, Great Chatwell, Coley, Outwoods and Wilbrighton.
Folklorist Charlotte Burne (1850-1923) was born at Moreton Vicarage.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries, Shrewsbury. p. 12. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.
External links
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