Moreton, Staffordshire

Moreton
St Mary's Church, Moreton
Moreton Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ797171
Civil parish	Gnosall
District	Stafford
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	TF10
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stafford
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°45′06″N2°18′05″W / 52.751558°N 2.301469°W / 52.751558; -2.301469

Moreton is a village ^[1] in the Borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is located southeast of the town of Newport and is close to the Shropshire-Staffordshire county boundaries.

History

The village was first mentioned in the Domesday Book, its entry describes the village:

Moreton was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Offlow and the county of Staffordshire. It had a recorded population of 3 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday.

— Open Domesday, Moreton, Phillimore reference: Staffordshire 10,8

The village was part of the Hundred of Offlow in Staffordshire. ^[2] The village was also a chapelry and hamlet of Gnosall. ^{[3] [4]}

Amenities

The village has a few amenities including a parish church, village hall ^[5] and a holiday rental-let named "The Owl House". The nearest retail and educational amenities for the village are in nearby Newport and Shifnal.

Transport

The village has no bus services serving it, but to the north of the village on the main A518 road between Newport and Gnosall. Are regular bus services near "Outwoods Road" ^[6] and "Guild Lane". ^[7]

Notable residents

Folklorist Charlotte Burne (1850-1923) was born at Moreton Vicarage. ^[8]

References

1. "Moreton, Staffordshire". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
2. "Moreton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
3. "History of Moreton, in Stafford and Staffordshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
4. GENUKI. "Genuki: Gnosall in 1872, Staffordshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
5. "Staffordshire Connects | Moreton Millennium Community Centre". www.staffordshireconnects.info. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
6. "Outwoods, nr Newport – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
7. "Beffcote – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
8. Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries, Shrewsbury. p. 12. ISBN   0-903802-37-6.