A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RUDYARD, a township in Leek parish, Stafford; adjacent to the Churnet Valley railway, and to the reservoir of the Uttoxeter canal, 2½ miles N W of Leek. It has a station on the railway . Real property, £1, 358. Pop., 94. Houses, 14. The manor belongs to the Earl of Macclesfield. The canal reservoir is 2 miles long, and from 200 to 300 feet wide.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Leek CP/AP Rudyard CP/Tn Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Rudyard |
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