Patshull in 1868

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

"PATSHULL, (or Patteshull), a parish in the S. division of Seisdon hundred, county Stafford, 5½ miles S.E. of Shiffnal, and 8 W. of Wolverhampton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The surface, which is level, is varied by two lakes, called Patshull and Snowdon Pools. The land is in general fertile. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1799. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, value £80.

The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was built by Sir John Astley, and is situated in the park. The interior of the church contains effigies of the Astley family. There is a school for both sexes. Patshull Hall, the seat of the Earl of Dartmouth, is situated in a well-wooded park, watered by an extensive lake, which has an artificial cascade 30 feet in height.

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