Place:Colton, Staffordshire, England

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NameColton
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates52.78°N 1.925°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoSouth Pirehill Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Lichfield Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Lichfield (district), Staffordshire, Englandmunicipal district in which it has been located since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


Colton is a village and civil parish which, since 1974, has been located in Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. It is situated just outside the town of Rugeley. Prior to 1974 Colton was part of Lichfield Rural District.

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A 19th century description

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

"COLTON, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford[shire]. The village stands near the river Trent, the Grand Trunk canal, and the Trent Valley railway, 1½ mile N by E of Rugeley; and has a post office under Rugeley. The parish includes also the hamlet of Lea-Lane and the village of Newland. Acres: 3,665. Real property: £9,543. Population: 629. Houses: 142. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value: £461. Patron: the Rev. W. Landor. The church was rebuilt in 1851, but has the tower of a previous edifice. A school has £45 from endowment; and other charities £23."

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Colton, Staffordshire.

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