In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ecton like this:
ECTON, a hamlet in Wetton parish, Stafford; 8½ miles E of Leek. Ecton hill here is about 700 feet high, and has yielded vast quantities of lead and copper ore. A mine in it was worked for about a century, attained a depth of about 300 fathoms, was eventually abandoned, and is now full of water; but another shaft, in the near neighbourhood, was being sunk in 1860.
Additional information about this locality is available for Wetton
Ecton through time
Ecton 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 Ecton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ecton in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24565
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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