Marchington

'The History of Marchington'
by Peter Woolley & John Ellwood
Published 1989, by Parochial Church Council of St Peter's, Marchington.

The population of Marchington township was as follows:
1801 -- 210
1831 -- 491
1841 -- 471
The population of Marchington-Woodland township was as follows:
1801 -- 260
1831 -- 293
1841 -- 471

"The chapel, dedicated to St John, stands below the village and is a neat modern structure having four bells.
The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the vicar of Hanbury, and incumbency of the Rev. Hugh Bennett, MA.
Here is a Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1841"

[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851)

The church of St John, later St Peter, Marchington, was a chapelry of Hanbury parish, details of which can be found on the Hanbury parish page.

Note : The original chapel, built in the 13th century, was dedicated to St John the Baptist. In 1743 this chapel was demolished and a new chapel built on the site which was dedicated to St Peter.

Church of England Registers
The surviving register of St John, later St Peter, commences in 1612. The original registers for the period 1612-1670 (with gaps 1644-48) & 1749-1979 (Bapts), 1612-1985 (Mar) & 1612-1968 (Bur) are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.
A manuscript copy of the register commencing at the earlier date of 1609 is deposited at the William Salt Library.
Bishops Transcripts, 1667-1868 (with gaps 1668-75, 1714-15, 1838-40 & 1845-58) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.

A transcription of the section on Marchington from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

Conservation Area Appraisals for Marchington  - interesting accounts of the areas, with excellent historical detail, numerous photographs and maps

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The transcription of the section for Marchington from the Topographical Dictionary of England (1859)

The transcription of the section for Marchington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

The transcription of the section for Marchington from the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK134307 (Lat/Lon: 52.873608, -1.80236), Marchington which are provided by:

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• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• 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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A transcription of the Muster Roll of 1539 for Marchington

The chapelry became part of Uttoxeter Union following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.