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- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
The civil parish is made up of the two settlements of Endon and Stanley. From 1894 until 1974 the parish was part of Leek Rural District. Since 1974 it has been located in the Staffordshire Moorlands District. Originally the two settlements were formed a single townships in Leek ancient parish.
Endon
Endon is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is southwest of Leek and north-northeast of Stoke-on-Trent.
The Caldon Canal, a branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal, passes around Endon.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Endon from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "ENDON, a township and a chapelry in Leek parish, Stafford. The township lies on the river Churnet, and on the Leek railway, 4½ miles SW of Leek; is a conjoint township with Longsdon and Stanley; and has a post office under Stoke-on-Trent, and a [railway] station. Real property of Endon alone: £1,389; of Longsdon: £3,517; of Stanley: £648. Population of the whole: 1,241. Houses, 261. The chapelry is co-extensive with the conjoint township; and is sometimes called Endover. The living is a [perpetual] curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value: £110. Patron: the Earl of Macclesfield. The church has a pinnacled tower."
Stanley
Note the references to Stanley in the excerpt from the gazetteer above.
Research Tips
- Article on Endon 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.
- Article on Stanley 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.
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