Colton in 1872

COLTON, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands near the river Trent, the Grand Trunk canal, and the Trent Valley railway, 1 mile N by E of Rugeley; and has a post-office under Rugeley. The parish includes also the hamlet of Lea-Lane and the village of Newland. Acres, 3,665. Real property, £9,543. Pop., 629. Houses, 142. The property is much subdivided.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £461. Patron, the Rev. C.W. Landor. The church was rebuilt in 1851, but has the tower of a previous edifice. A school has £45 from endowment; and other charities £23.

An 1872 Gazetteer description of the following places in Colton is to be found on a supplementary page.

• Lee-Lane
• Newland

[Description(s) from The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]