Penn in 1868

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]

"PENN, a parish in the N. division of Seisdon hundred, county Stafford, 2 miles S.W. of Wolverhampton, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the Stafford and Birmingham canal, and is chiefly agricultural. A small portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the manufactures of iron safes, nails, locks, &c. The parish comprises the townships of Upper and Lower Penn. A manorial court is annually held for Penn-Wood common.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield, value £226, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The register dates from 1570. There is also the district church of St. Philip's, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £90. The parochial charities produce about £162 per annum, of which £115 goes to Wynn's free school, and £39 to Sedgwick's almshouses. The Duke of Sutherland is lord of the manor."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]