Ellenhall
Ellenhall is a small Staffordshire hamlet roughly 2.5 miles south of Eccleshall originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the Earl of Lichfield. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 144.[1] The hamlet consists of a scattered community of cottages and several farms. Ellenhall has no shop, public house or post office. The village school closed in the 1970's and is now a private residence.
The church stands on a natural mound close to the highest point at the northern end of the hamlet and is dedicated to St. Mary. The grey sandstone chancel is the oldest part of the church dating from the 12th century, while the red-brick nave and tower represent a 1757 re-build of an earlier structure. The architect for the restoration was Andrew Capper.[2]
The registers of St Mary, Ellenhall, commenced in 1539. The original registers for the period 1599-1903 (Baptisms), 1563-1754 & 1813-1836 (Marriages) & 1539-1964 (Burials) are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office. Bishops Transcripts for the period 1673-1866 (with gaps) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Robert Harcourt (1574 in Ellenhall – 1631) an English explorer, particularly of British Guiana.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Ellenhall, Ellenhall S.Mary Church - Staffordshire | Diocese of Lichfield". Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ GENUKI: Ellenhall
- ^ Goodwin, Gordon. . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. p. 321.
External links
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Media related to Ellenhall at Wikimedia Commons
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