Maer in 1872

MAER, a village and a parish in Newcastle-under-Lyne district, Stafford. Tho village stands near a lake of about 25 acres, the source of the river Tern, 2 miles S by W of Whitmore railway station, and 6 SW of Newcastle-under-Lyne; and has a post-office under Newcastle, Staffordshire. The parish contains also the hamlet of Maerway-Lane. Acres, 2,736. Real property, £3,339. Pop., 473. Houses, 89. The property is divided among a few.

The manor, with Maer Hall, belongs to W. Davenport, Esq. Much of the land was recently wild moor, but has been enclosed and partly planted. Sandstone, for rough building, is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value £169. Patron, W. Davenport, Esq. The church was mainly rebuilt in 1610, and has an embattled tower. Charities, £11. 

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