Elford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1558
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ELFORD, a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford; on the river Tame, and on the verge of the county, adjacent to the Derby and Birmingham railway, 4½ miles ENE of Lichfield. It has a post office under Tamworth, and a station, jointly with Haselour, on the railway. Acres, 2,070. Real property, £5,210. Pop., 461. Houses, 108. The property is divided among a few.
The manor belonged, before the Conquest, to Earl Algar; passed to the Crown; went to successively the Ardernes, the Stanleys, and others; and belongs now to the Howards. Elford Park is the seat of the Howards; was a frequent resort of Edward IV. for hunting; and gave lodging, for a night, to Henry VII., when on his way to Bosworth. The grounds connected with it contain two barrows.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £300. Patrons, the Heirs of the late Col. Howard. The church is ancient; was restored in 1849; and has effigies of the Ardernes, the Stanleys, and the Smiths. Charities, £30.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Peter’s Church, Elford, Staffordshire
Author: Duffell, Peter; Harris, Pauline; Duffell, Gill; Wright, Lyn; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Elford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Elford, 1663-1871
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Elford (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Elford, parish registers : St. Peter, 1838-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Elford (Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office
Parish registers for Elford, 1558-1876
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Elford (Staffordshire)
Parish registers for Elford, 1838-1966
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Elford (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Elford, Staffs., Eng
Parish register printouts of Elford, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1663-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Elford, Stafford, England ; marriages, 1663-1847, 1871
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Elford, Stafford, England, christenings, 1813-1864
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Land and property ( 1 )
Court rolls and rent books : 1500-1799
Author: Manor of Elford. Court (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls and rent books : 1500-1799
Author: Manor of Elford. Court (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Elford – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Elford and Fazeley, 1772-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)
Administration
- County: Staffordshire
- Civil Registration District: Lichfield
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Tamworth
- Poor Law Union: Lichfield
- Hundred: South Offlow
- Province: Canterbury