Grindon in 1872

GRINDON, a township and a parish in Leek district, Stafford. The township lies between the rivers Manifold and Hamps, 6 miles NE of Froghall railway station, and 8 ESE of Leek. Real property, £2,726. Pop. in 1851, 236. Houses, 40.

The parish includes also the hamlets of Deepdale, Ford, Hillsdale, and Martinslow; and its post-town is Leek. Acres, 3,229. Real property, £5,243. Pop. in 1851, 381; in 1861, 371. Houses, 70. A small tract is common. Limestone is worked.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £400. Patron, the Rev. Henry John Stokes. The church was recently rebuilt, and has a tower with an octagonal spire. There are an endowed school, and charities £31. 

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

• Deepdale
• Ford
• Hillsdale
• Martinslow

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