A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ELKSTONE and WARSLOW, three townships and two chapelries in Alstonefield parish, Stafford. Two of the townships are Lower and Upper Elkstone; and they lie near the river Manifold, 5 miles ENE of Leek town and r. station. The other township is Warslow, and lies 7 miles ENE of Leek. Real property of Lower Elkstone, £485; of Upper Elkstone, £1, 389; of Warslow, £1, 896, -of which £54 are in mines. Pop. of the three, 689. Houses, 147. The two chapelries are Elkstone and Warslow; and they have a post office, of the name of Warslow, under Ashborne. Both are p. curacies, but they jointly form one living. Value, £73 and £105. Patron, the Vicar of Alstonefield. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "three townships and two chapelries" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Elkstone |
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