In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Basford like this:
BASFORD, a township in Cheddleton parish, Stafford; 3 miles S of Leek. Real property, £3,128. Pop., 428. Houses, 76. Charles Cotton, the comic poet, born in 1630, was a native.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cheddleton
Basford through time
Basford is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Basford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Basford in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24429
Date accessed: 28th May 2024
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