Seighford in 1872

SEIGHFORD, a parish, with four villages, in the district and county of Stafford; 2 miles N W of Stafford railway station. Post-town, Stafford. Acres, 4,451. Real property, £6,778. Pop., 808. Houses, 164. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to F. Eld, Esq. Seighford Hall is the chief residence.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £189. Patron, F. Eld, Esq. The church is good; and there is a chapel, forming a separate charge, at Derrington. There are also a slightly endowed school, and charities £11.

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

• Bridgeford (Great and Little)
• Doxey

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