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Apeton
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Postcode district ST20
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52°45′40″N2°13′19″W / 52.761°N 2.222°W / 52.761; -2.222

Apeton is a hamlet in Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. It is located 5+12 miles (8.9 km) southwest of Stafford, [1] in the civil parish of Church Eaton [2] and the Borough of Stafford.

Apeton is mentioned as Abetone in the 11th-century Domesday Book, when it was part of the land of Robert de Stafford. [3]

In the 1880s it was in the parish of Gnosall, until parts were transferred to Bradley and Haughton. [1] [4] The boundaries were changed again in 1934, when Church Eaton parish was extended to include Apeton to the north. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Apeton (John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Church Eaton" . Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. Apeton in the Domesday Book
  4. "Gnosall AP/Ch/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. "Staffordshire Places: Church Eaton". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 15 October 2023.