Place:Weston upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

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NameWeston upon Trent
Alt namesWeston-upon-Trentsource: Family History Library Catalog
Weston under Trentsource: another possible name
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates52.75°N 2.033°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoSouth Pirehill Hundred, Staffordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
Stafford Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district in which the parish was located 1894-1974
Stafford (district), Staffordshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been located since 1974

NOTE: (1) In the database of A Vision of Britain through Time, Weston upon Trent, Staffordshire, is referred to as Weston under Trent. This may have been an early attempt to differentiate it from Weston upon Trent, Derbyshire which is not far away.


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

"WESTON-UPON-TRENT, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Stafford; on the river Trent, the Grand Trunk canal, and the Trent Valley railway, 4½ miles NE by E of Stafford. It has a post-office under Stafford, and a [railway] station with telegraph. Acres; 825. Real property: £3,922. Population: 502. Houses: 110. The manor belongs to Earl Ferrers. There are extensive salt-works, supplied from brine-springs in Ingestre parish; and the manufacture of scythe stones is carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value: £106. Patron: the Rev. Inge. The church was rebuilt in 1829."

There is no article for "Weston-upon-Trent" in Wikipedia. The parish is bounded on the east by Stowe-by-Chartley, on the south by Ingestre, on the west by Salt and Enson, and on the north by Gayton.

From 1894 until 1974 it was a parish in the Stafford Rural District. Since 1974 it has been part of the Stafford District or Borough.

Staffordshire Research Tips

Reminder: Staffordshire today covers a much smaller area than formerly. The West Midlands now governs the southeastern corner of pre-1974 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, although ceremonially still part of Staffordshire, is a unitary authority covering a large well-populated part of the north of the county.

  • The William Salt Library is the reference library in Stafford and is adjacent to the county archive offices. They have an online catalogue of their holdings.
  • GENUKI lists other large libraries in Staffordshire for Wolverhampton, Burton-upon-Trent, Dudley, Walsall, and Sandwell. The last three of these places are now in the West Midlands and may hold items of local interest which are no longer housed in Staffordshire libraries and archives. For example, The Walsall Archives Centre keeps local census records and local church records.
  • The Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry includes Staffordshire in its remit. It has branches in Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent and Wolverhampton. Publications are available through the BMSGH shop. Payments accepted by debit and credit card and by Paypal. Other family history and local history societies situated around Staffordshire are listed by GENUKI.
  • The Midlands Historical Data project produces searchable facsimile copies of old local history books and directories of interest to genealogists. It specialises in the three counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, working closely with libraries, archives and family history societies in the area. Digital images are made freely available to participating organisations to improve public access. Free search index on its web-site to all its books. In many cases payment will be required to see the extract.
  • GENUKI makes a great many suggestions as to other websites with worthwhile information about Staffordshire as well as leading to a collection of 19th century descriptions of each of the ecclesiastical parishes.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki provides a similar information service to GENUKI which may be more up-to-date. An index of parishes leads to notes and references for each parish. The auxiliary website English Jurisdictions can also be helpful.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time has
  1. organization charts of the hierarchies of parishes within hundreds, registration districts (1837 onwards) and the rural and urban districts of the 20th century. They have just announced (August 2015) a future expansion to their data including 2011 census population data and links to post-1974 county organization.
  2. excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
  3. reviews of population through the time period 1800-1960
  • Brett Langston's list of Staffordshire Registration Districts and parishes within each registration district from 1837 to the present can indicate where to find details of civil registration entries since the process began in England.
  • More local sources can often be found by referring to "What Links Here" in the column on the left.