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HAMSTEAD, a railway station on the SE border of Stafford; on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton railway, between Perry-Barr and Newton-Road. Hamstead Hall is near it, on the river Tame; and is an old seat, with grounds notable for a lime tree 23 feet in girth.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Hamstead |
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