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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Calwich like this:
CALWICK, a township in Ellastone parish, Stafford; on the river Dove,
3½ miles SW of Ashborne. Pop., 85. Houses, 22. A black priory was founded here, in the 12th century, by Fitz-Nigell; and given, at the dissolution, to John Fleetwood. Calwick Hall is the seat of the Granvilles; and has a fine collection of pictures.
Calwich is now part of EAST STAFFORDSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST STAFFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Calwich itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Calwich, in East Staffordshire and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7987
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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