Calton, Staffordshire

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Calton is a village and a former parochial chapelry and civil parish, now in the parish of Waterhouses, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 222. [1] The chapelry contained the four parishes of Croxden, Blore, Mayfield, and Waterfall. In 1866, the four parishes became the civil parish of Calton, and on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Waterhouses. [2] The village of Calton stands in the old parish of Mayfield, along with the chapel of St Mary. [3] [4]

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics Calton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Calton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Calton". Staffordshire Place Guide. Staffordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ White, William (1851). History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire. Sheffield.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN   978-1909461536.


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