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Armitage
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SK084160
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RUGELEY
Postcode district WS15
Dialling code 01543
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52°44′30″N1°52′37″W / 52.74156°N 1.87702°W / 52.74156; -1.87702

Armitage is a village in Staffordshire, England on the south side of the Trent and Mersey Canal south just outside of the market town of Rugeley and north of the city of Lichfield, and noteworthy for the Armitage Shanks sanitary porcelain factory. With the adjacent village of Handsacre, it forms the parish of Armitage with Handsacre. The area of Armitage with Handsacre had a population of 5,335 at the 2011 Census.

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Amenities

Armitage has a variety of village amenities including a Londis, a fishing shop, a newspaper shop, and the Croft Primary School. Armitage is also the home of Armitage Shanks. Its parish church, St. John the Baptist church, is located at the north end of the village. The organ of St John the Baptist church is of particular interest due to its size, age and history. [2] The organ was built in 1789 for nearby Lichfield Cathedral, but moved here in 1865, commissioned by the then organist Josiah Spode (IV) who resided at nearby Hawkesyard estate, also known as Spode House. [3] Armitage is served by Chaserider bus services 826 and 828 connecting to Lichfield, Rugeley and Stafford.

Etymology and location

The name comes from the Middle English Ermitage, meaning 'Hermitage', [4] in turn derived from the Old French ermitage, [5] from a tradition that a hermit lived between the church and the River Trent.[ citation needed ] It does not appear in the Domesday Book , although Handsacre does.

Armitage is now part of Armitage with Handsacre, although this is due to growth—historically they were once separate villages. It lies close to Hill Ridware along with the Hamstall Ridware, Mavesyn Ridware, Pipe Ridware and Longdon. It lies close to the town of Rugeley and a few miles north of Lichfield. It is located on the West Coast Main Line, the nearest stop being Rugeley. With continuous growth in the area Armitage and Rugeley are growing closer together.

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References

  1. ↑ "United Kingdom Parliament" . Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "History and Heritage of Hawkesyard EstateHawkesyard Estate". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Key to English Place Names". Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Irelandv. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN   0389201545. OCLC   6964610.


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