Search for a place
Search for a place
HEDNESFORD, a township in Cannock parish, Stafford; in Cannock Chase, and on the Walsall and Stafford railway, 2 miles NE of Cannock, and 6 ESE of Penkridge. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Stafford. Pop., not separately returned. Hednesford Hall is a chief residence. Hednesford hills are noted for their breed of blood horses. coal mining is largely carried on. A church was built in 1868; and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cannock Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Hednesford |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.