Whitmore, Staffordshire

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Whitmore
Location within Staffordshire
Population1,554 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SJ810407
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newcastle
Postcode district ST5
Dialling code 01782
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52°57′51″N2°17′00″W / 52.9642°N 2.2834°W / 52.9642; -2.2834 Coordinates: 52°57′51″N2°17′00″W / 52.9642°N 2.2834°W / 52.9642; -2.2834

Whitmore is a village and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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The name Whitmore can be found in the Domesday book (as Witemore) and also when King John signed Magna Carta at Runnymede.

Whitmore Hall, designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and a fine example of a small Carolean-style manor house, is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family.

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  1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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