A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ESSINGTON, a township in Bushbury parish, Stafford; near the Wyrley canal and the Northwestern railway, 4½ miles NE by N of Wolverhampton. It has a post office under Wolverhampton. Acres, 3, 957. Real property, £4, 086. Pop. in 1851, 644; in 1861, 976. Houses, 187. The increase of population arose from the extension of mining operations. An iron church, to accommodate 260 persons, was erected here in 1858-9.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bushbury Tn/CP/AP Essington CP/Tn Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Essington |
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