Elford Heath

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Elford Heath
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Elford Heath, Staffordshire
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Elford Heath
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SJ820289
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STAFFORD
Postcode district ST21
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52°51′28″N2°16′03″W / 52.857757°N 2.2674807°W / 52.857757; -2.2674807

Elford Heath is a hamlet [1] and suburb [2] of Eccleshall in the Borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. [3] It is located directly to the west of Eccleshall town centre and forms part of the towns built-up area. [4] [5]

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History

The hamlet dates back to the 18th-19th centuries with a planned field system and as a dispersed settlement for the town of Eccleshall. [6] This allowed for the building of both enclosures and partitioning of the farmland in the hamlet and nearby Offleyhay. [7]

Amenities

The hamlet is predominantly residential and rural in character. It is close to the town of Eccleshall and hamlet of Pershall.

The hamlet is also home to a 17th century-thatched cottage located on Kerry Lane. The cottage was given Grade II listed status by Historic England in April 1980. [8] The entry for the cottage described it as:

Formerly 2 cottages and now converted to one dwelling.

— Historic England, THE THATCHED COTTAGE, KERRY LANE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elford Heath, Staffordshire (Hamlet)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Appendix 3: Historic Environment Character Zones Assessments for Eccleshall" (PDF). www.staffordshire.gov.uk. August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Eccleshall Parish" (PDF). Stafford Borough Council. January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Elford Heath photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  5. ↑ StreetCheck. "Interesting Information for Elford Heath, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6EL Postcode". StreetCheck. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Collections for a History of Staffordshire. Harrison and Sons. 1933.
  7. ↑ "Eccleshall (Offley Hay & Elford Heath) enclosure map". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 8 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "THE THATCHED COTTAGE, Eccleshall - 1189278 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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