Stowe-by-Chartley in 1872

STOWE, a parish, with three townships and parts of four others, in the district and county of Stafford; 2 miles E of Weston railway station, and 6 ENE of Stafford, Post-town, Stafford. Acres, 5,347. Rated property., £7,734. Pop., 1,267. Houses, 271. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £85. Patron, Mrs. Mould. The church was partly restored in 1866. The parish includes parts of Heywood and Hixon chapelries. There are an endowed school with £17 a-year, and charities £16.

AMERTON, a township in Stowe parish, Staffordshire; 5 miles NE of Stafford. Pop., 120. 

GRINDLEY, a township in Stowe parish, Stafford; 4 miles SW of Uttoxeter. Pop., 101. 

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