In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swynnerton like this:
SWINNERTON, a village and a parish in Stone district, Stafford. The village stands 2 miles E by N of Standon-Bridge r. station, and 3 NW by W of Stone; was once a market-town; and has a post-office under Stone. The parish includes five townships and a part. Acres, 6,529. Real property, £8,844. Pop., 880. Houses, 193. The manor belonged anciently to the Swinnertons; and went, in the time of Henry VIII., to the Fitzherberts. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £1,088. Patron, W. Taylor, Esq. The church was repaired in 1868. Charities, £9.
Swynnerton through time
Swynnerton is now part of Stafford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stafford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swynnerton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swynnerton, in Stafford and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8551
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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