In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wetton like this:
WETTON, a parish in Leek district, Stafford; on the river Manifold, 7½ miles NW by N of Ashborne r. station. Post town, Ashborne. Acres, 2,600. Real property, £3,424. Pop., 452. Houses, 98. The property is not much divided. The course of the Manifold-here is partly subterranean. A limestone cliff rises over it near Ecton; and is pierced with a ramified cavern, about 130 feet long. ...
Limestone, partly variegated and partly of marble quality, is quarried. A copper-mine began to be worked in the 17th century; yielded, for many years, an annual profit of about £30,000; and now is nearly exhausted. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £90. Patron, G. F. B. Blackett, Esq. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1820. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a slightly endowed school, and charities £5.
Wetton through time
Wetton is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wetton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wetton in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8610
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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