Marchington Woodlands, Staffordshire

Historical Description

Marchington Woodlands, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Hanbury parish, Staffordshire, 2 miles SSW of Marchington station on the North Staffordshire railway, and H SE of Uttoxeter. Post town, Uttoxeter (S.O.) Acreage, 2525; population, 319. Brook House and Small-wood Manor House are the chief residences. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Marchington, in the diocese of Liehfield. The church was built in 1860; stands on an eminence, among richly-wooded scenery; is in the Geometric Decorated style; comprises nave and chancel, and has a NW tower, with lofty broach spire.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Marchington Woodlands from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Marchington-Woodlands)
• Staffordshire and Warwickshire, Past and Present, 1884

Maps

Online maps of Marchington Woodlands are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)