Betley Staffordshire Family History Guide

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Betley is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1717 from Audley Ancient Parish.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1538

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Staffordshire Betley Village c1910
Staffordshire Betley Village c1910

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BETLEY, a village and a parish in Newcastle-under-Lyne district, Stafford. The village stands on the verge of the county, near the Northwestern railway, 3½ miles N of Madeley station, and 6½ NW by W of Newcastle-under-Lyne. It has a post office under Crewe, and fairs on 30 April, 31 July, and 29 Oct.; and was once a market-town. It consists of one wide street; and is a pleasant, healthy place.

The parish comprises 1,435 acres, Real property, £3,994. Pop., 850. Houses, 184. Betley Mere, a fine lake near the village, belongs to the Earl of Wilton; Betley Court, an elegant mansion, is the seat of Francis Twemlow, Esq.; and Betley Hall, a fine old residence, is the seat of George Tollett, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £150. Patron, G. Tollett, Esq. The church consists of nave, chancel, and tower, the nave ancient, the chancel built in 1610, the tower in 1713; and contains neat mural monuments of the Egertons and the Tolletts. There are Wesleyan chapel, and charities £15.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Registers

Betley Parish Registers 1538 to 1812

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Cemeteries ( 1 )
St. Margaret’s Church, Betley, Staffordshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Coops, Philip

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Betley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Church records ( 5 )
Betley parish register
Author: Adams, Percy W. L. (Percy Walter Lewis), b. 1875; Church of England. Parish Church of Betley (Staffordshire); Thicknesse, Ralph

Bishop’s transcripts for Betley, 1673-1859
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Betley (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Betley, parish registers, 1824-1921
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Church of England. Parish Church of Betley (Staffordshire)

Parish registers for Betley, 1538-1881
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Betley (Staffordshire)

Parish registers for Betley, 1879-1919
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Betley (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish printout of Betley parish, Staffordshire, England

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Newspapers – Indexes ( 1 )
Index to the Staffordshire Advertiser 1840-1919 : for the parish of Audley and the surrounding villages of Alsager, Barthomley, Betley (from 1850), Butt Lane, Chesterton, Knutton, Leycett, Silverdale and Talke
Author: Bailey, Ian

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Occupations ( 1 )
Betley parish records relating to the poor, 1658-1865
Author: Betley (Staffordshire, England)

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Betley parish records relating to the poor, 1658-1865
Author: Betley (Staffordshire, England)

Surveys for the poor rate for Betley, 1824? with Balterley, 1824 and 1838
Author: Chadwick, Peter

England, Staffordshire, Betley – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Bemersley and Betley, 1781-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

Staffordshire Historical Directories

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Newcastle under Lyme
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Newcastle under Lyme
  • Poor Law Union: Newcastle under Lyme
  • Hundred: North Pirehill
  • Province: Canterbury