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Clifton Campville

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From: John BARTHOLOMEW's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887):

'Clifton Campville, par. and township, partly in Derbyshire but chiefly in E. Staffordshire, on r. Mease, 5½ miles NE. of Tamworth -- par., 6,004 ac., pop. 867; township (in Staffordshire), pop. 494; P.O.'

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Archives & Libraries

The nearby Swadlincote Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Tamworth sub-district of the Tamworth Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 975
1851H.O. 107 / 2013
1891R.G. 12 / 2209
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
     
  • The church was built circa 1296.
     
  • The church is Grade I listed with British Heritage.
     
  • Mark WALTON has a photograph of the Clifton Campville Church on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2007.
     
  • Micahel GARLICK has a photograph of the Church tower and spire on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2016.
     
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Tamworth sub-district of the Tamworth Registration District.
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Description & Travel

"CLIFTON CAMPVILLE, a parish partly in the N. division of the hundred of Offlow, in the county of Stafford, and partly in the hundred of Repton, in the county of Derby, 6 miles N.E. of Tamworth, its post town and railway station on the London and North-Western line."

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

The river Mease runs through the village. The village has a nice website which you should consult if you plan to visit.

You can see pictures of Clifton Campville which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

  • The transcription of the section for Clifton Campville from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin HINSON.
     
  • You can also read the transcription of the Vision of Britain entry for Clifton Campville as written by John Marius WILSON in his "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)".
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Manors

Tevor RICKARD has a photograph of Clifton Park on Geo-graph. taken in April, 2010.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK255110 (Lat/Lon: 52.696084, -1.624121), Clifton Campville which are provided by:

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Military History

Michael GARLICK has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in April, 2016. The names are clearly visible.

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Military Records

The inscription on the War Memorial reads: "In Memory of those who died for King and Country, 1914 - 1918":

  1. Thomas CARTER
  2. Samuel Charles MOULSEY
  3. John RANDALL
  4. William Adam SIMPSON
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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish on the boundary between Derby and Stafford counties and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • This parish was administered as part of Staffordshire, so many records may be in the Stafford Archive office.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • With the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became a member of the Tamworth Poorlaw Union.
  • With the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became a member of the Tamworth Poorlaw Union.