In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gratton like this:

GROTTON, a village in the N of Staffordshire; 3 miles W of Leek.

Gratton through time

Gratton 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 Gratton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gratton, in Staffordshire Moorlands and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26666

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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