In 1817, William Pitt described the hamlet as being in Wombourne parish: it contained a few farmhouses and other residential buildings. He also referred to the hamlet as Overton.[1] In 1872 a gazetteer entry described Orton as a liberty in Wombourn parish, Stafford; on the Birmingham canal, 3½ miles S W of Wolverhampton. Pop., 169.[2]
^Pitt, William (1817). A Topographical History of Staffordshire: Including Its Agriculture, Mines and Manufactures. Memoirs of Eminent Natives; Statistical Tables; and Every Species of Information Connected with the Local History of the County. With a Succinct Account of the Rise and Progress of the Staffordshire Potteries. Newcastle-under-Lyme: J. Smith. p. 187. Retrieved 23 November 2017. orton hamlet staffordshire.
^"Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Orton". www.ParishRegister.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
orton, staffordshire, orton, hamlet, south, staffordshire, district, english, county, staffordshire, nearby, settlements, include, city, wolverhampton, villages, wombourne, trysull, 1817, william, pitt, described, hamlet, being, wombourne, parish, contained, f. Orton is a hamlet in the South Staffordshire district in the English county of Staffordshire Nearby settlements include the city of Wolverhampton and the villages of Wombourne and Trysull In 1817 William Pitt described the hamlet as being in Wombourne parish it contained a few farmhouses and other residential buildings He also referred to the hamlet as Overton 1 In 1872 a gazetteer entry described Orton as a liberty in Wombourn parish Stafford on the Birmingham canal 3 miles S W of Wolverhampton Pop 169 2 See also editListed buildings in Lower Penn Listed buildings in WombourneReferences edit Pitt William 1817 A Topographical History of Staffordshire Including Its Agriculture Mines and Manufactures Memoirs of Eminent Natives Statistical Tables and Every Species of Information Connected with the Local History of the County With a Succinct Account of the Rise and Progress of the Staffordshire Potteries Newcastle under Lyme J Smith p 187 Retrieved 23 November 2017 orton hamlet staffordshire Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Orton www ParishRegister co uk Retrieved 22 October 2012 52 33 18 N 2 11 41 W 52 5551 N 2 1948 W 52 5551 2 1948 nbsp 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 Orton Staffordshire amp oldid 1135633391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
