In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weeford like this:
WEEFORD, a parish, with a township and two hamlets, in Lichfield district, Stafford; on Watling-street, 3¾ miles SSE of Lichfield r. station. Post town, Lichfield. Acres, 4,556. Real property, £4,860. Pop., 399. Houses, 78. The manor belongs to Lord Wenlock. Offlow barrow, which gives name to Offlow hundred, is here. The living is a rectory, united with Hints, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £420. Patron, the Bishop of L. The church is good.
Weeford through time
Weeford is now part of Lichfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lichfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Weeford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Weeford, in Lichfield and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8594
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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