In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tatenhill like this:
TATENHILL, a township and a parish in Burton-upon-Trent district, Stafford. The township lies 3 miles SW of Burton r. station, and has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent. Real property, £4,739. Pop., 519. house s, 102. The parish includes three other townships, and comprises 9,408 acres. ...
Pop. in 1851, 2,329; in 1 861, 2,500. Houses, 542. The property is much sub-divided. The manor belonged anciently to the Ferrerses; and passed to John of Gaunt, the Somervilles, the Griffyths, and others. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, and is annexed to the deanery. Value, not reported.* The church is old but good. The p. curacies of Barton-under-Needwood, Dunstall, and Wichnor are separate benefices. Charities, £103.
Tatenhill through time
Tatenhill is now part of East Staffordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Staffordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tatenhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tatenhill in East Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8563
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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