In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burntwood like this:
BURNTWOOD, a hamlet and a township-chapelry in St. Michael-Lichfield parish, Stafford. The hamlet lies 2 miles NNW of Hammerwich r. station, and 3½ W of Lichfield; and has a post office under Lichfield. The chapelry includes also the hamlets of Edial and Woodhouses, and was constituted in 1845. Rated property, £8,757. Pop., 1,634. Houses, 330. The property is divided among a few. New coal mines were recently opened. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £300.* Patron, the Vicar of St. Mary's. The church is good.
Burntwood through time
Burntwood is now part of Lichfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lichfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burntwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burntwood, in Lichfield and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7939
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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