In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cresswell like this:
CRESSWELL, an extra-parochial tract in the district and county of Stafford; on the Grand Junction railway, 2 miles NW of Stafford. Acres, 800. Real property, £1, 363. Pop., 12. Houses, 2. Cresswell Hall is the seat of Capt. Whitby. The tract forms a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £20. Patron, Capt. Whitby.
Cresswell through time
Cresswell is now part of Stafford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stafford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cresswell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cresswell, in Stafford and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8016
Date accessed: 29th May 2024
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