In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newchapel like this:
THURSFIELD, or Newchapel, a chapelry in Wolstanton parish, Stafford; 1½ mile E by N of Kidsgrove-Junction r. station, and 3 N of Burslem. It was constituted in 1846; it extends much beyond T. proper, or T. township; and it has a post-office, of the name of Newchapel, under Stoke-upon-Trent. Pop., 3,440. Houses, 630. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £110.* Patrons, R. Sneyd, Esq., and others. The church was built in 1767, and repaired in 1827. There is a national school.
Newchapel through time
Newchapel 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 Newchapel itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newchapel, in Newcastle under Lyme and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8423
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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