Kingsley in 1868

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

"KINGSLEY, a parish in the S. division of the hundred of Totmonslow, county Stafford, 3 miles N. of Cheadle, its post town, and 1 mile from the Froghall station, on the North Staffordshire railway. It is situated on the Uttoxeter canal and the river Churnet, and contains the townships of Kingsley and Whiston.

It is a straggling built village, and the inhabitants are employed in the coal, brass, copper, and colour works. The land is very fertile, particularly near the village, where there is much rich meadow and pasture land. The surface is diversified with richly-wooded hills. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £200.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield, value £234. The church, dedicated to St. John, was rebuilt in 1821, with the exception of the tower, containing five bells. The parochial charities produce about £67 per annum, of which £53 goes to Stubb's school. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. James Beech, Esq., is lord of the manor."

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

• Froghall
• Whiston

 

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