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ELLASTONE, a village, a township, and a parish in the district of Ashborne, and county of Staffo The village stands about a mile from the river Dove, 2 miles NW of Norbury r. station, and 5 SW by W of Ashborne; has a post office under Ashborne; and is a seat of petty sessions. The township includes the village. Real property, £5, 868. Pop., 384. Houses, 72. The parish includes also the townships of Calwich, Prestwood, Wootton, Ramshorn, and Stanton. Acres, 7, 970. Real property, £9, 925. Pop., 1, 230. Houses, 239. The property is divided among a few. An ancient camp occurs at Weaver Hill; and ancient coins have been found there. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Stanton, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £154.* Patron, W. D. Bromley, Esq. The church is ancient, with a tower; has monuments of the Fleetwoods; and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Charities, £5. Archbishop Sheldon was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ellastone CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Ellastone |
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