Hatherton, Staffordshire

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Hatherton
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St. Saviour, Hatherton
Coordinates: 52°41′27″N2°03′41″W / 52.6908°N 2.0615°W / 52.6908; -2.0615
Country England
County Staffordshire

Hatherton is a settlement and civil parish located 3+14 miles (5.2 km) south-east of Penkridge, and on the western edge of modern-day Cannock, Staffordshire, England, [1] and lying adjacent to and north of Watling Street, now the A5. [2]

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The civil parish include the village of Calf Heath. [3]

Hatherton was given to Wolverhampton monastery by Lady Wulfruna in 994. [2] Its name, Hagerthorndun in the Domesday Book, means "the hill where Hawthorns grow". [2] It was once an exclave of Wolverhampton.

Hatherton gave its name to the title of Baron Hatherton, and thus to the now-derelict, nearby, Hatherton Canal. [4]

The Four Crosses inn at Hatherton features an inscription dated '1636N'. [2] Hatherton Hall is an 1817, late-Georgian house, stucco finished, replacing a former Norman hall. [2] The village church, St Saviour, dates from 1876. [2]

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References

  1. "History of Hatherton in South Staffordshire - Map and description" . Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Raven, Michael (2005). A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, the Potteries and the Peak. Ashley, Market Drayton. pp. 168–169. ISBN   0906114330.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  5. Nursing in South Australia: First Hundred Years 1837-1937. Adelaide: South Australian Trained Nurses’ Centenary Committee. February 1938.
  6. Lyon (May 1977). "Short history of PHWS (Private Hospital, Wakefield Street) First= E. E.". The Australasian Nurses Journal. 6 (10): 18. ISSN   0301-018X.