Dilhorne in 1868

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]

"DILHORNE, a parish in the N. division of the hundred of Totmonslow, in the county of Stafford, 2 miles N.W. of Cheadle, and 2 N. of Blythe Bridge station. It is situated near the source of the river Tean, and contains Forsbrook. The village is considerable. The coals which are obtained from the collieries are considered equal to Wallsend coals.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield, value £198, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice with a fine Norman tower. There is also a district church at Forsbrook, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £120, in the patronage of the bishop. The charities amount to £292 per annum.

The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a free grammar school, founded in the reign of Henry VIII; also a girls' and three infant schools. It is a meet for the North Stainfordshire hounds. The Hon. E. S. Jervis is lord of the manor."

An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Dilhorne is to be found on a supplementary page.

• Blythe Marsh
• Forsbrook

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]