Place:Tamhorn, Staffordshire, England

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NameTamhorn
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates52.6635°N 1.7339°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoNorth Offlow Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Lichfield Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1934
Fisherwick, Staffordshire, Englandparish which absorbed Tamhorn in 1934
source: Family History Library Catalog


Tamhorn was a civil parish in Staffordshire, England until 1934 when it was absorbed into Fisherwick, the neighbouring parish to the north. Tamhorn was originally a township in the ancient parish of St. Michael in Lichfield, but it became extra-parochial by the 1830s. (Source: Victoria County History for Staffordshire as found on the website of British History Online.) A map of the two townships/parishes is part of the online source.

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Article on Fisherwick with Tamhorn from The Victoria County History of Staffordshire as provided by the website British History Online. Not only does the article cover the boundary changes (with a map), but also provides sketches of a number of property owners and their families through generations.