Gayton in 1872

GAYTON, a parish in the district and county of Stafford; near the river Trent and the Grand Trunk canal, 1 mile NE of Weston railway station, and 5 NE of Stafford. It has a post-office under Stafford. Acres, 1,270. Real property, £2,833. Pop., 249. Houses, 63.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £136. Patron, Mra. Mould. The church is good; and there are charities £5.

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