In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Weston under Lizard like this:
WESTON-UNDER-LIZARD, a parish, with a village, in the district of Shiffnal and county of Stafford; on Watling-street, under Lizard hill, 5 miles NE of Shiffnal r. station. It has a post-office under Shiffnal. Acres, 2,398. Real property, £3,269. Pop., 275. Houses, 57. The manor, with W. Hall, belongs to the Earl of Bradford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £453.* Patron, the Earl of Bradford The church is good. Charities, £25.
Weston under Lizard through time
Weston under Lizard is now part of South Staffordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Staffordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Weston under Lizard itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Weston under Lizard in South Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8596
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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