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STOWE, a parish, with three townships and parts of four others, in the district and county of Stafford; 2 miles E of Weston r. station, and 6½ ENE of Stafford. Post town, Stafford. Acres, 5,347. Rated property, £7,734. Pop., 1,267. Houses, 271. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £85. Patron, Mrs. Mould. The church was partly restored in 1866. The parish includes parts of Heywood and Hixon chapelries. There are an endowed school with £17 a year, and charities £16. See Chartley.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with three townships and parts of four others" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Stowe AP/CP Staffordshire AncC |
Place: | Stowe |
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