In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oldcott like this:
OLDCOTT, a township in Wolstanton parish, Stafford; on the Grand Trunk canal and on the North Staffordshire railway, 2 miles N E of Newcastle-under-Lyne. It contains the village of Golden Hill; and is included in the chapelry of Tunstall. Real property, £4, 795; of which £650 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 1, 683; in 1861, 2, 238. Houses, 438. Coal and iron ore are worked; and much industry is carried on in potteries. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Additional information about this locality is available for Goldenhill
Oldcott through time
Oldcott is now part of Newcastle under Lyme district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle under Lyme has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oldcott itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oldcott, in Newcastle under Lyme and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25504
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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