Admaston, Staffordshire

For other uses, see Admaston.

Admaston
Entering Admaston
Admaston Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK050232
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUGELEY
Postcode district	WS15
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°48′23″N1°55′38″W / 52.80633°N 1.92727°W / 52.80633; -1.92727

Admaston is a small village in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies just north of the town of Rugeley and close to Abbots Bromley. ^[1] It forms part of the civil parish of Blithfield and is situated directly south of the Blithfield Reservoir.

History

The name Admaston is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ēadmund and means 'Ēadmund's town'; it was recorded in the 12th century as Edmundestone and Admerdeston, and in the 13th century as Admundestan and Edmundestone. ^[2]

Name usage

It is a namesake of Admaston/Bromley township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada, which took part of its name from this hamlet in the 19th century. ^[3]

References

1. Lennox, Marsya (1 March 2002). "Property: For What it's Worth - A slice of country status". The Birmingham Post (England). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Blithfield Hall at Admaston in Staffordshire(subscription required)
2. Duigan, W. H. (1902). Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press. p. 2.
3. "Origin of Place Names in District: Admaston". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. No. 115. Ottawa, Canada. 30 October 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Admaston in Renfrew county was named after a village in Staffordshire, England.