Whitmore in 1872

WHITMORE, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Newcastle-under-Lyne district, Stafford, The village stands near the Northwestern railway, 4 miles SW of Newcastle-under-Lyne; and has a post-office under Newcastle, Staffordshire, and a railway station. The parish comprises 2,023 acres. Real property, £2,839. Pop., 345. Houses, 60.

The manor, with Whitmore Hall, belongs to Rear-Admiral R. Mainwaring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £479. Patron, Rear-Admiral R. Mainwaring. The church was repaired in 1845. Charities, £8. The sub-district includes Maer and Chorlton, and comprises 6,680 acres. Pop., 1,302. Houses, 236. 

[Description(s) from The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]