Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Stanton

Stanton, township, Ellastone par., Staffordshire, 3 m. W. of Ashborne, 2027 ac., pop. 315; birthplace of Arch-bishop Sheldon (1598-1677).


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ellastone Parish       Stanton Parish       Staffordshire Ancient County
Place: Stanton

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