In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pirehill like this:
PIREHILL, a hundred in the N W and centre of Stafford; cut into two divisions, N and S. The N div.contains Adbaston parish, eighteen other parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 91, 148. Pop. in 1851, 126, 957. Houses, 23, 692. The S div. contains Barlaston parish, eighteen other parishes, and parts of twoothers. Acres, 110, 345. Pop. in 1851, 22, 916. Houses, 4, 508. Pop. of the whole in 1861, 149, 734. Houses, 29, 637.
Pirehill through time
Pirehill is now part of Newcastle under Lyme district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle under Lyme has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pirehill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pirehill, in Newcastle under Lyme and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20094
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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