| Name | Heaton |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 53.15°N 2.067°W |
| Located in | Staffordshire, England |
| See also | North Totmonslow Hundred, Staffordshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Leek, Staffordshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Leek Rural, Staffordshire, England | rural district in which the parish was located 1894-1974 | | Staffordshire Moorlands (district), Staffordshire, England | district municipality in which it has been located since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Heaton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "HEATON, a township in Leek parish, Stafford[shire]; on the river Dane, at the boundary with Cheshire, 4¼ miles NW of Leek. Real property: £3,142. Population: 396. Houses: 79. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in spinning cotton and forming grindstones."
Heaton was one of the townships in Rushton chapelry. There is no article in Wikipedia.
Research Tips
- Article on Heaton 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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