Beffcote

Beffcote
Stile near Beffcote Manor in Beffcote
Beffcote Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ807190
Civil parish	Gnosall
District	Stafford
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	TF10
Dialling code	01785
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stafford
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°46′07″N2°17′10″W / 52.768677°N 2.286025°W / 52.768677; -2.286025

Beffcote is a hamlet ^[1] in the Borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is also midway between Newport and Gnosall. It also used to be sometimes named Befcote. ^[2]

History

Beffcote was first recorded in the Domesday Book as a part of the Hundred of Cuttleston in Staffordshire. ^[3] Its entry in the book quotes it as:

Beffcote was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Cuttlestone and the county of Staffordshire. It had a recorded population of 5 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday (NB: 5 households is an estimate, since multiple places are mentioned in the same entry).

— Open Domesday, Beffcote, This entry mentions multiple places: Beffcote; Congreve; Drayton and [Lower] Drayton; Dunston; [Lower and Upper] Cowley; Penkridge; Wolgarston.

The hamlet became part of the Manor of Plardiwick. ^[4] Before becoming part of the parish of Gnosall. ^[5]

A windmill named "Beffcote Mill" was constructed in the 1830s but was closed in 1888 when it became a dwelling. However, the mill was once again left derelict until it was restored in 1971 to a modern house and was renamed the "Coffee Pot" due to its shape. ^[6]

Amenities

The hamlet is mostly open fields and compromises a few private residences, farms and small businesses. The nearby villages of Gnosall Heath and Gnosall as well as the town of Newport. Are the nearest amenities for the hamlet.

Transport

The hamlet is served by buses from Stafford to Newport and Telford although these stop on the main A518 road at ""Guild Lane. ^[7]

See also

• Gnosall (parish)

References

1. "Beffcote, Staffordshire". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
2. GENUKI. "Genuki: Gnosall in 1868, Staffordshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
3. "Beffcote | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
4. "Manor of Plardiwick". www.gnosallhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
5. GENUKI. "Genuki: Gnosall in 1872, Staffordshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
6. "Beffcote Mill, Broad Hill, Gnosall". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
7. "Beffcote – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 September 2025.