Places in Castle Church in 1868

CASTLE-CHURCH

"FOREBRIDGE, a township in the parish of Castle-Church, hundred of East Cuttlestone, county Stafford, 1 mile S.W. of Stafford. Here is a church, dedicated to St. Paul, the living of which is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, value £120, in the patronage of the incumbent of the parish. There is a National school, with a small endowment."

"RICKERSCOTE, a township in the parish of Castle-Church, county Stafford, 2 miles S.E. of Stafford. It is situated on the Grand Junction railway, and near the confluence of the rivers Penk and Stow, and is distinguished for its spa. The Worcester canal passes near this township. The lowlands, which are mostly in pasturage, have been much improved by drainage and embankments."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]