Ellastone in 1872

 

ELLASTONE, a village, a township, and a parish in the district of Ashborne, and county of Stafford. The village stands about a mile from the river Dove, 2 miles NW of Norbury railway station, and 5 SW by W of Ashborne; has a post-office under Ashborne; and is a seat of petty-sessions. The township includes the village. Real property, £5,868. Pop., 384. Houses, 72. The parish, includes also the townships of Calwich, Prestwood,. Wootton, Ramshorn, and Stanton. Acres, 7,970. Real property, £9,925. Pop., 1,230. Houses, 239. The property is divided among a few. An ancient camp occurs at Weaver Hill; and ancient coins have been found there.

The living is a vicarage, united with the perpetual curacy of Stanton, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £154. Patron, W.D. Bromley, Esq. The church is ancient, with a tower; has monuments of the Fleetwoods; and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodials. Charities, £5. Archbishop Sheldon was a native. 

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

• Calwich
• Prestwood
• Ramshorn
• Stanton
• Wootton

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