Two notable sites in the village are the village community hall built in 2000 and St. Mary's Church. The church of St. Mary is a stone building, in the Italian style, and was erected in 1837; it consists of chancel, transepts and nave, with tower and one bell, and seats 340 people. One other local site which is now a privately owned home is the school, which at one point had over one hundred students from Moreton and its hamlets.
Considering the size of the village (roughly 50-60 houses), the lack of more facilities is understandable.
The village is made up primarily of three roads: Heath Lane, Post Office Lane and Church Lane. Both the village hall and church are located on Church Lane, nearer to where the Lane joins Post Office Lane.
Until the mid-1870s, it was referred to as a hamlet of Gnosall[citation needed], and can be found, prior to 1880, described with the history of Gnosall. However, by 1880 it had developed sufficiently to be referred to separately, with its own 'satellite' hamlets: Bromstead Heath, Great Chatwell, Coley, Outwoods and Wilbrighton.
moreton, staffordshire, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, sep. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Moreton Staffordshire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Moreton is a small rural village in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire England near the border with Shropshire It lies 3 5 miles 5 6 km south west from the former site of Gnosall railway station and 4 miles 6 4 km south east from Newport both on the Stafford and Shrewsbury section of the former London and North Western Railway Population details as taken at the 2011 Census can be found under Gnosall MoretonMoretonLocation within StaffordshireOS grid referenceSJ796171Civil parishGnosallDistrictStaffordShire countyStaffordshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNEWPORTPostcode districtTF10Dialling code01952PoliceStaffordshireFireStaffordshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentStoneList of places UK England Staffordshire 52 45 04 N 2 18 13 W 52 75113 N 2 30367 W 52 75113 2 30367 Coordinates 52 45 04 N 2 18 13 W 52 75113 N 2 30367 W 52 75113 2 30367 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksDescription EditTwo notable sites in the village are the village community hall built in 2000 and St Mary s Church The church of St Mary is a stone building in the Italian style and was erected in 1837 it consists of chancel transepts and nave with tower and one bell and seats 340 people One other local site which is now a privately owned home is the school which at one point had over one hundred students from Moreton and its hamlets Considering the size of the village roughly 50 60 houses the lack of more facilities is understandable The village is made up primarily of three roads Heath Lane Post Office Lane and Church Lane Both the village hall and church are located on Church Lane nearer to where the Lane joins Post Office Lane History EditMoreton ecclesiastical parish was formed on April 26 1845 from the parish of Gnosall although it remained in Gnosall parish for civil purposes Until the mid 1870s it was referred to as a hamlet of Gnosall citation needed and can be found prior to 1880 described with the history of Gnosall However by 1880 it had developed sufficiently to be referred to separately with its own satellite hamlets Bromstead Heath Great Chatwell Coley Outwoods and Wilbrighton Folklorist Charlotte Burne 1850 1923 was born at Moreton Vicarage 1 References Edit Dickins Gordon 1987 An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire Shropshire Libraries Shrewsbury p 12 ISBN 0 903802 37 6 External links Edit Media related to Moreton at Wikimedia Commons Map sources for Moreton Staffordshire This Staffordshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moreton Staffordshire amp oldid 1084016596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
