Alrewas in 1872

ALREWAS, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands on the Grand Trunk canal, near the South Stafford railway, the river Trent, the river Tame, and Ryknield-street, 5 miles NE of Lichfield. It has a station on the railway 3/4 of a mile distant, a post-office under Lichfield,and an inn. Pop., 1,125. Houses, 264.

The parish includes also the townships of Orgreave and Fradlev. Acres, 4,329 Real property, £11,287. Pop., 1,633. Houses, 379. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given to Lichfield cathedral in 822.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £328. Patron, the Bishop of Lichfield. The church is good. 
There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists. Charities, £26. 

ALREWAS-HAYS, an extra-parochial tract in Lichfield district, Stafford; contiguous to Alrewas parish. 
It was formerly a common, but has been reclaimed. Acres, 1,689. Real property, £1,356. Pop., 48. Houses, 10. 

An 1872 Gazetteer description of the following places in Alrewas is to be found on a supplementary page.

• Fradley
• Orgreave
• Overley

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