Shenstone is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire.
Other places in the parish include: Catshill, Chesterfield, Lynn, Little Aston, Little Hay, and Fotherley.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1579
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1653
Nonconformists include: Society of Friends/Quaker and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
Shenstone
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
SHENSTONE, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands on an eminence 3 ½ miles S by W of Lichfield r. station; is a seat of petty-sessions; and has a post-office under Lichfield, and a fair on the last Monday of Feb.
The parish contains also seven hamlets, and comprises 8,451 acres. Real property, £17,723. Pop. in 1851, 2,043; in 1861, 2,131. Houses, 436. The property is considerably divided. S. Hall, S. House, S. Moss, S. Lodge, Aston Hall, and Fotherley Hall are chief residences. An ancient castle stood on a spot now called Castle-Field.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £488. Patron, the Rev. Dr. Peel. The church was rebuilt in 1853. The p. curacy of Stonnal is a separate benefice. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £136.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Chesterfield Staffordshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
CHESTERFIELD, a hamlet in Shenstone parish, Stafford; 2 miles SSW of Lichfield. Pop., 133.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Peter’s Church, Little Aston, Staffordshire
Author: Harris, Pauline; Women’s Institute. Evening Women’s Institute (Little Aston, Staffordshire); Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry; Church of England. Chapelry of Little Aston (Staffordshire)
Monumental inscriptions of St. Peter’s Church, Stonnall, Staffordshire
Author: Harris, Pauline; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry; Women’s Institute. Stonnall Women’s Institute (Staffordshire); Church of England. Chapelry of Stonnall (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Shenstone, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Church history ( 2 )
The Rev. Robert Essington and the new church at Shenstone
Author: Rogers, Madge
Trinity Methodist Church, Shenstone, diamond jubilee, June 1986 : 1926-1986
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Shenstone, 1660-1909
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shenstone (Staffordshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Stonnall, 1823-1836
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Stonnall (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone, parish registers
Parish registers for Little Aston, 1877-1938
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Little Aston (Staffordshire)
Parish registers for Shenstone, 1579-1876
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shenstone (Staffordshire)
Parish registers for Stonnall, 1823-1929
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Stonnall (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Shenstone, Staffs., Eng
Parish register printouts of Shenstone, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1813-1875
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Stonnall, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1823-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Genealogy ( 1 )
The history and antiquities of Shenstone in the county of Stafford : together with the pedigrees of all the families and gentry, both ancient and modern, of that parish
Author: Sanders, Henry
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – History ( 1 )
The history and antiquities of Shenstone in the county of Stafford : together with the pedigrees of all the families and gentry, both ancient and modern, of that parish
Author: Sanders, Henry
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls : 1677-1706
Author: Manor of Shenstone. Court (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Occupations ( 1 )
Shenstone parish records relating to the poor, 1666-1847
Author: Shenstone (Staffordshire, England)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Shenstone parish records relating to the poor, 1666-1847
Author: Shenstone (Staffordshire, England)
England, Staffordshire, Shenstone – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Shenstone, Staffordshire, England, 1772-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)
Maps
Historical Maps
Administration
- County: Staffordshire
- Civil Registration District: Lichfield
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Lichfield
- Poor Law Union: Lichfield
- Hundred: South Offlow
- Province: Canterbury