Places in Wolverhampton in 1859

WOLVERHAMPTON

BENTLEY, a township, in the parish of WOLVERHAMPTON, union of WALSALL, S. division of the hundred of OFFLOW and of the county of STAFFORD, 2 miles (W. by N.) from Walsall; containing 428 inhabitants. 

FEATHERSTONE, a chapelry, in the parish of Wolverhampton, union of Penkridge. division ot the hundred of Cuttlestone S division of the county of Stafford, 5 miles (N. by E)  from Wolverhampton; comprising 480 acres by measurement, and containing 34 inhabitants. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £99.

HATHERTON, a township, in the parish of Wolverhampton, union of Penkridge, E. division of the hundred of Cuttlestone, S. division of the county of Stafford, 4 miles (S.E.) from Penkridge; containing 378 inhabitants, and comprising 1664 acres, of which 494 are waste. Part of Calf-heath common is in this township, in which also are the hamlet of Four-Crosses, and several fertile and well-wooded farms. Hatherton Hall, a fine stone mansion, built in 1817, in the Gothic style, is the seat of the Hon. E.R. Littleton, whose father was elevated to the peerage in 1835, by the title of Baron Hatherton, of this place. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £234.

HILTON, a township, in the parish of Wolverhampton, union of Penkrtdge, in the hundred of Cuttlestone, S. division of the county of Stafford, 4 miles (N.E. by N.) from Wolverhampton; containing 57 inhabitants, and comprising by survey 790 acres. This township consists of Hilton Park and three farms. The park abounds with all the varieties of sylvan and picturesque beauty, displayed in groves, clumps, and plantations, all in a thriving state, and mostly planted by the late Mr. Vernon. The Hall is a large structure of brick and stone, erected in 1700: it is surrounded by a moat, which is crossed by a handsome stone bridge. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for £131. Here was anciently a chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist; and a Cistercian abbey, in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was founded in 1223, by Henry de Audley, the revenue of which, at the Dissolution, was estimated at £59.10.1. 

KINVASTON, a township, in the parish of Wolverhampton, union of Penkridge, E. division of the hundred of Cuttlestone, S. division of the county of STAFFORD, 8 miles (N.) from Wolverhampton; containing 21 inhabitants. This is a small detached member of the parish, and consists of a single farm. Dr. James, a distinguished physician, was bom here in 1703. 

 

[Description(s) from The Topographical Dictionary of England (1859) by Samuel Lewis - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]