The church is chiefly norman, and contains a large marble altartomb of 1593 for sir william bowyer and his wife. The wood nearby was the site of battle between danes and. Seighford is a small village about three miles 5 km west of stafford in staffordshire, england. The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Alternatively, passengers can pre book an airport transfer or airport taxis, cab, minicab and luxury cars with us, at fixed prices. This property is located at cooksland hall, seighford, stafford st18 9pp. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. These names were used for units associated with seighford. Commissioned by the infirmarys trustees, this portrait hung there for one hundred and forty years. Seighford is a small village about 3 miles 5 km west of stafford in staffordshire, england. Filing history for seighford hall nursing home limited 03420258 people for seighford hall nursing home limited 03420258 charges for seighford hall nursing home. High sheriff of staffordshire project gutenberg self. Step back in time to stafford as towns history revealed. Search the history of over 429 billion web pages on the internet.
Filing history for seighford hall nursing home limited 03420258 people for seighford hall nursing home limited 03420258 charges for seighford hall nursing home limited 03420258. Castle church has been a separate parish from at least 1546. The footage pieces together a timeline of stafford that also includes the hunt at seighford hall in. Gainsborough portrays eld in a powdered wig and elegant costume, holding a print of the hospitals facade. On january 10, 1910, a teenager from nebraska stepped off a train in kansas city, mo. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Seighford hall near stafford about 8 km from where i live taken in summer 1977. There were 357 places in the county of staffordshire in domesday book.
From history, gazetteer and directory of staffordshire, william white, sheffield, 1851 the population of seighford parish was as follows. Seighford is a scattered village above a small brook which flows east from latford pool to the river sow. Properties for sale in seighford, staffordshire from savills, world leading estate agents. The film, called stafford a stroll down memory lane, includes clips of a royal visit to cannock chase in 1942, stafford rangers at wembley in 1972 and many more. Its parish contains the hamlets of aston, doxey, and derrington, from one to one and a half miles east, coton clanford. Military aircraft crashes in the north west midlands 1944. Venues derrington village hall, billington lane, derrington, st18 9lr great bridgeford village hall, newport road, great bridgeford, st18 9pr seighford village hall, main road, seighford, st18 9pq clicktap here for a report of the latest parish council meeting that is available clicktap here for an archive of all available parish council meeting reports clicktap here for a copy of the. Media in category 1775 portrait paintings of men the following 73 files are in this category, out of 73 total. The castle of the stafford barony is not mentioned in domesday book, but the existence of the remains of what was undoubtedly a motte and bailey castle. The liberal and philanthropic john eld was actively involved in the foundation and administration of the staffordshire general infirmary. He resides at seighford hall, an ancient house with modern wings, on the west side of the villagethe parish church, st chad, was partly rebuilt of brick about 100 years ago, and contains many neat mural monuments. Military aircraft crashes in the north west midlands 1944 details of the crashes and the names of the aircrew involved appear on this page. Timber framed with tiled roofs and brick stacks irregular plan owing to c19 additions, 3 gabled front with renewed carved barge boards.
Formerly the high sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. From country estates to city apartments, your ideal property is just a click away. We use cookies to enhance your experience with savills, including to show you more personalised content and tailored advertisements. The estate descended in the whitgreave family along with great bridgeford in seighford and moseley old hall. This is a list of the high sheriff s of staffordshire the high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the crown. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of lichfield.
Adbaston is an ancient parish in the county of staffordshire. Savills properties for sale in seighford, staffordshire. Francis eld, esq, is lord of the manor, and owner of most of the soil. John eld of seighford hall, stafford, thomas gainsborough. Seighford hall, an ancient halftimbered house with modern wings, stands in a small park at the west side of the village. This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of staffordshire the sheriff is the oldest secular office under the crown. History of seighford, in stafford and staffordshire map. The site was opened as a satelliterelief landing ground for raf hixon, 7. More than 100 years and billions of wellwishes later, hallmark cards, inc. Property details for cooksland hall seighford stafford. Are these the top 20 most haunted places in staffordshire.
Just like wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. The ford across a small stream is the origin of the villages toponym. Seighford hall nursing home limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. A good example of c17 vernacular architecture of the area.
Seighford hall is an ancient mansion situated in a wellwooded park. He resides at seighford hall, an ancient house with modern wings, on the west side of the village. Situated in the heart of england, tillington hall hotel is the ideal familyfriendly base to explore the many local attractions that are within easy reach. Raf seighford is a former royal air force station located 3. Seighford, staffordshire genealogy heraldry and history. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. These include alton towers, cadbury world, the potteries, the national arboretum, shugborough hall, weston park, iron bridge, staffordshire county showground and the national exhibition centre. The other old halls in the parish are occupied by farmers, but td weaver, esq, has a neat modern residence at doxey.
A much renovated and enlarged late cl6 house in local vernacular. The kings hall, part of stoke town hall, built in 1834. Full text of a history of the north staffordshire hounds and country. Sandon park, a hall set in wooded parkland with a church and moat, was the home of the first earl of harrowby, foreign secretary during pitt the youngers time as prime minister. Adbaston cum knighton, adbaston with knighton, batchacre, bishops offley, bishops offlow, tunstall near eccleshall, flashbrook, flashbrook with batchacre, outlands, tunstall, and bishops offlow with outlands. From those inauspicious beginnings an iconic brand was born. Handpainted oil painting reproduction of john eld of seighford hall, stafford by thomas gainsborough museum quality oil painting on artist grade canvas. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry. I started to seriously research my family history in 1990. History of seighford, in stafford and staffordshire.
Seighford hall nursing home limited filing history free. Seighford, a parish, with four villages, in the district and county of stafford. Local attractions stafford staffs tillington hall hotel. There is also a ford across a small stream, hence the villages name. Seighford hall, seighford 1258046 historic england.
If original photographs or papers are still in the family, we can help to caption photographs and explain the. William whites history, gazetteer and directory of staffordshire 1851 described the village. Seighford staffordshire family history guide parishmouse. Its parish contains the hamlets of aston, doxey, and derrington, from one to one and a half miles east, coton clanford, one mile south, and great and little bridgeford, three and a half miles. The next thing that i remember doing is visiting stoke town hall, and spending time in a basement room. Cheap airport taxi heathrow terminal 1 to seighford at. Full text of a history of the north staffordshire hounds. Please contact us if you are related to somebody on the list, or know of a photograph of them. Clanford hall, seighford, staffordshire history in structure. Click on the links for details of the units and their names. It is literally steeped in history, holds untold stories of death and.