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"Blurton is a pleasantly situated village, two and a half miles E of Trentham, comprising within its chapelry (to Trentham) the enclosed district called Lightwood Forest, and the hamlets of Cocknage, Cold Ridding, and Spratslade, the latter of which forms a suburb of cottages adjoining Longton. "
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]
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A transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions of St Bartholomew, Blurton, has been published by the Birmingham & Midland SGH.
| Blurton, Church of England |
"Blurton Church, (St Bartholomew), is a plain old structure.
The benefice is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Duke of Sutherland, and incumbency of the Rev. John Hutchinson, MA, canon of Lichfield."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851)
The church of St Bartholomew, Blurton, was a chapelry of Trentham parish, details of which can be found on the Trentham parish page.
Church of England Registers
The register of St Bartholomew commences in 1754. The original registers for the period 1813-1975 (Bapts), 1754-1770 & 1842-1990 (Mar) and 1828-1967 (Bur) are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office. Earlier entries are included with Trentham.
A transcript of the Trentham registers which include Blurton chapelry for the period 1558-1812 was published in two parts by the Staffordshire Parish Register Society in 1906 and has been reprinted by the Birmingham & Midland SGH.
A transcript of the registers of Blurton St Bartholomew for the period 1813-1855 (Bapts), 1842-1855 (Mar) and 1828-1855 (Bur) was published jointly by the Staffordshire Parish Register Society and the Birmingham & Midland SGH in 2003.
Bishops Transcripts, 1814-1836 (Bapts) & 1814-1838 (Bur) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office. Earlier Bishops Transcripts are included with Trentham.
A transcription of the section on Blurton from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)
Conservation Area Appraisals for Blurton - interesting accounts of the area, with excellent historical detail, numerous photographs and map
The transcription of the section for Blurton from the Topographical Dictionary of England (1859)
The transcription of the section for Blurton from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
The transcription of the section for Blurton from the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ895421 (Lat/Lon: 52.976145, -2.157816), Blurton which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Blurton chapelry became part of Stone Union following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.
A transcription of the Hearth Tax Returns 1666 for Blurton (with Trentham Constablewick)