Colton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire.
Other places in the parish include: Newland, Lee Lane, and Lea Lane.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1647
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
COLTON, a village and a parish in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands near the river Trent, the Grand Trunk canal, and the Trent Valley railway, 1½ mile N by E of Rugeley; and ha s a post office under Rugeley.
The parish includes also the hamlet of Lea-Lane and the village of Newland. Acres, 3,665. Real property, £9,543. Pop., 629. Houses, 142. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £461. Patron, the Rev. W. Landor. The church was rebuilt in 1851, but has the tower of a previous edifice. A school has £45 from endowment; and other charities £23.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriage Allegations
The following people have been recorded in the Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837.
BRADBURY, Joseph, of Colton, co. Stafford, 21, b., & Charlotte New, of Longparish,
21, sp., at L., 14 Feb., 1798.
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Mary the Virgin, Colton, Staffordshire
Author: Smith, Jennifer; Women’s Institute. Colton Women’s Institute (Staffordshire); Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry; Church of England. Parish Church of Colton (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Colton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Church history ( 1 )
Some account of Colton and of the De Wasteney’s family : to all who are interested in the Parish of Colton, Staffordshire, this attempt to throw light on its history is inscribed
Author: Parker, Frederick P.
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Colton, 1660-1857
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Colton (Staffordshire)
Parish registers for Colton, 1647-1987
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Colton (Staffordshire)
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Colton, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1660-1818
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Colton, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1819-1857
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Staffordshire, Colton – History ( 2 )
Colton
Some account of Colton and of the De Wasteney’s family : to all who are interested in the Parish of Colton, Staffordshire, this attempt to throw light on its history is inscribed
Author: Parker, Frederick P.
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Occupations ( 1 )
Colton parish records relating to the poor, 1702-1839
Author: Colton (Staffordshire, England)
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Colton parish records relating to the poor, 1702-1839
Author: Colton (Staffordshire, England)
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Social life and customs ( 1 )
Colton
England, Staffordshire, Colton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Colton, Coton Clanford, Cresswell, Darlaston (Stone), Derrington and Ellen Hall, Staffordshire, England, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Staffordshire
- Civil Registration District: Lichfield
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Rugeley
- Poor Law Union: Lichfield
- Hundred: South Pirehill
- Province: Canterbury
