Place:Rushton, Staffordshire, England

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NameRushton
Alt namesRushton-Jamessource: Family History Library Catalog
Rushton-Spencersource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates53.1586°N 2.0942°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoNorth Totmonslow Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Leek Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district in which the parish was located 1894-1974
Staffordshire Moorlands (district), Staffordshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been located since 1974
Leek, Staffordshire, Englandancient parish of which Rushton was a chapelry
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog

Rushton originated as a chapelry in the ancient parish of Leek with three townships: Rushton-James, Rushton-Spencer and Heaton. It became a civil parish in 1866 and joined Leek Rural District in 1894. Since 1974 it has been part of the Staffordshire Moorlands non-metropolitan District in Staffordshire, England.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Rushton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"RUSHTON, two townships and a chapelry in Leek parish, Stafford. The townships are [Rushton]-James and [Rushton]-Spencer; they adjoin each other; and the latter lies on the North Staffordshire railway, near the river Dane, 5 miles N N W of Leek, and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Macclesfield. Real property: £1,762 and £2,537. Population: 273 and 358. Houses: 55 and 78. The manor of [Rushton]-James belongs to Antrobus, Esq.; and that of [Rushton]-Spencer to freeholders. :"The chapelry includes also the township of Heaton; and, in 1861, had a population of 1,027. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £148: Patron: the Vicar of Leek. The church is very old, and was formerly called "the chapel in the wilderness." There are a Wesleyan chapel and a free school."

Rushton-James and Rushton-Spencer have been redirected here. Heaton has a short article.

Research Tips

  • Article on Rushton James Article on Rushton Spencer from The Victoria County History of Staffordshire as provided by the website British History Online. The article covers the manor, economic history (agriculture, mill, trade and industry), local government, churches including non-conformists, education and charities for the poor.