Gratwich in 1859

GRATWICH (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Uttoxeter, S. division of the hundred of Totmonslow, N. division of the county of Stafford, 4 miles (W.S.W.) from Uttoxeter; containing 119 inhabitants. It is bounded on the east by the river Blythe, and comprises 852a.2r.1p., of which 230 acres are arable, 568 pasture, and the remainder woodland; the surface is undulated, the scenery picturesque, and the soil of fertile quality.

The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4.7.6., and in the gift of Earl Talbot: the tithes have been commuted for £100.3., and the glebe comprises 23 acres, with a house. The church is a small brick edifice, with a tower of wood. 

 

[Description(s) from The Topographical Dictionary of England (1859) by Samuel Lewis - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]