In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waterfall like this:
WATERFALL, a parish, with two townships, in the district of Ashborne and county of Stafford; 5 miles NE of Froghall r. station, and 7 SE of Leek. Post town, Leek, under Stoke-on-Trent. Acres, 1,530. Real property, £3,066. Pop., 533. Houses, 112. The property is much subdivided. There are an iron foundry, and paper, tow, and corn mills. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £60. Patron, A. Henniker, Esq. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel and charities £7.
Waterfall through time
Waterfall is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waterfall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waterfall in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8592
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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