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Anslow Gate
Anslow Gate is a village in Staffordshire, England, situated to the west of Anslow on the road to Hanbury. According to the 2001 census, the parish of Anslow, which includes Anslow Gate, had a population of 669, increasing to 805 at the 2011 census. Holy Trinity church was built in 1850 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Ancoats Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (27 March 1785 – 24 May 1871) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, politician, historian and naturalist. He served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1814. Family He was the son of Oswald Mosley (17 March 1761 – 2 ... References Villages in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands County and Worcestershire to the south and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement in Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent, which is administered as an independent unitary authority, separately from the rest of the county. Lichfield is a cathedral city. Other major settlements include Stafford, Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rugeley, Leek, and Tamworth. Other towns include Stone, Cheadle, Uttoxeter, Hednesford, Brewood, Burntwood/Chasetown, Kidsgrove, Eccleshall, Biddulph and the large villages of Penkridge, Wombourne, Perton, Kinver, Codsall, Tutbury, Alrewas, Barton-under-Needwood, Shenstone, Featherstone, Essington, Stretton and Abbots Bromley. Cannock Chase AONB is within the county as well as parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anslow
Anslow is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England, about three miles .8 kmnorth-west of Burton upon Trent. According to the 2001 census, the parish, which includes Anslow Gate had a population of 669, increased to 805 at the 2011 census. John Lanham is currently Chairman of the Parish. The village has a pub, The Bell Inn, which serves food daily. However, it is often thought to have two, but the popular Burnt Gate (now closed) was at 'Rough Hay' about a mile south of the settlement. Churches *Holy Trinity Church (Church of England) Notable people * Tonman Mosley, 1st Baron Anslow CB KStJ DL (1850 East Lodge, Anslow – 1933) a British businessman, judge and politician. Between 1904 and 1923 he was Chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanbury, Staffordshire
Hanbury is a rural village and civil parish west-north-west of Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is bounded to the north by the River Dove. History St Werburgh's Church Hanbury's Church of St Werburgh (Church of England) is Grade II* listed.Church of St Werburgh Two Anglo-Saxon crosses are built into the west wall adjacent to the south door. Most of the church is 13th-century work on a 12th-century core with some 15th-century stone facings. Rebuilt north and south aisle extensions date from 1824 and 1869 and the chancel from 1862 is by Hine and Evans of Nottingham. Materials consist of coursed and finely dressed sandstone blocks; lead roofs to the nave and aisles, hidden behind parapets; and Welsh slate roofs to the chancel with verge parapets. Five 14th-century levels form the tower: the top stage was entirely rebuilt to the incumbent's own design in 1883. Strings engraved in stone mark off the two upper stages, and diagonal buttresses are fixed to three stages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Trinity Church - Geograph
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a " sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), or places (" sacred ground"). French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to ''sacred things'', that is to say, things set apart and forbidden." Durkheim, Émile. 1915. ''The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life''. London: George Allen & Unwin. . In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which are embodied in sacred group symbols, or using team work to help get out of trouble. The profane, on the other hand, involve mundane individual concerns. Etymology The word ''sacred'' de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, Of Ancoats
Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet (27 March 1785 – 24 May 1871) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, politician, historian and naturalist. He served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1814. Family He was the son of Oswald Mosley (17 March 1761 – 27 July 1789), son of Sir John Mosley, 1st Baronet, of Ancoats (1732 - 29 September 1798), created 1st Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, in the Baronetage of Great Britain, on 8 June 1781, and wife (married 7 April 1760) Elizabeth Bayley (died 15 October 1797), daughter of James Bayley of Withington (1705–1769) and Anne Peploe (1702–1769), daughter of Samuel Peploe. John Mosley, 1st Baronet was the son of Nicholas Mosley (died 1734) and Elizabeth Parker. He had four aunts. Mosley's family were prosperous landowners in Staffordshire and County Monaghan, Ireland. The family seat was at Rolleston Hall, near Burton upon Trent and he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Mosley, of Ancoats, on 29 September 1798. His uncle Ashton Nicholas Mosle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
