Hilderstone

The population of Hilderstone township was as follows:
1841 -- 501

"Hilderstone church (Christ Church), is a handsome Gothic structure, consecrated in 1833. The exterior walls are of excellent stone, from Hollington quarry, and at the west end is a tower, surmounted by a neat spire, forty feet in height. The east window is richly ornamented with stained glass, by Collins of London.
The benefice is a perpetual curacy in the patronage of J Bourne, Esq, and incumbency of the Rev RB Baker, MA, rural dean of Stone.
Here is a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1822"   [From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851)

Christ Church, Hilderstone formed a chapelry of Stone parish, details of which can be found on the Stone parish page

Postcard of Christ Church, Hilderstone, c1910

Church of England Registers
The register of Christ Church, Hilderstone, commences in 1813. The original registers for the period 1830-date remain with the incumbent.
Bishops Transcripts, 1833-1871 (entries also under Stone) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.

A transcription of the section on Hilderstone from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

Conservation Area Appraisals for Hilderstone  - interesting accounts of the area, with excellent historical detail, numerous photographs and map

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A Directory of Hilderstone in 1896 from Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire

The transcription of the section for Hilderstone from the Topographical Dictionary of England (1859)

The transcription of the section for Hilderstone from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

The transcription of the section for Hilderstone from the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

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A map showing the pre-1850 boundaries of Hilderstone Chapelry

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ949347 (Lat/Lon: 52.909704, -2.077279), Hilderstone which are provided by:

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• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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A transcription of the Muster Roll of 1539 for Hilderstone

The chapelry became part of Stone Union following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.

A transcription of the Hearth Tax Returns 1666 for Hilderstone Constablewick