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CASTLE-CHURCH, a parish and a subdistrict in the district and county of Stafford. The parish adjoins the south-western suburbs of Stafford; and includes the townships of Forebridge and Rickerscote. Post Town, Stafford. Acres, 3,774. Rated property, £15,772. Pop., 3,362. Houses, 669. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £120.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old but good. A district church, forming a separate charge, is in Forebridge; and there is a neat Roman Catholic chapel.-The subdistrict contains three parishes and part of another. Acres, 13,071. Pop., 5,413. Houses, 1,089.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Castle Church Parish Castle Church Registration Sub-District Stafford Poor Law Union/Registration District Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Castle Church |
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