Milwich is a village and a

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Location

The village is north east of the town of Stafford, and south west of Stoke-on-Trent. The nearest railway station is west in the town of Stone railway station, Stone. The village is situated on the B5027 road, B 5027. The nearest main road are the A51 which passes the village to the south west.- Staffordshire A-Z County Atlas: 2011 Edition: Scale:3.8 inches to 1 mile (5.9cm to 1km)

Population

The 2011 census recorded a population of 418 in 175 Households. The parish comes under the Stafford Non-Metropolitan District.

Village Facilities

The village has a post office which can be found at Prospect House, Coton Hill. Within the village there is one public house which is called the Green Man.Green Man Website
retrieved 22 April 2013 The parish church is called All Saints which is notable for possessing the oldest dated bell in Staffordshire and the seventh oldest dated English bell. The present church was rebuilt in place of an early medieval church 1792 and is a Grade II listed building.All Saints Church Listings
retrieved 22 April 2013 Further renovations and alterations saw a gallery added in 1837 with the interior pitch pine paneled installed in 1888.

History

Domesday Book

Milwich is listed in the

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of 1086. In the survey the village has the name '' Mulewiche'' and ''Melewich'' in the

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.The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Staffordshire Section, Milwich: In the survey the settlement was described as quite small with only 8 households. The assets of the village listed include 4 villager or ''

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'', meadow of 1 acres, a league of woodland and 4 smallholders. There was also 4 ploughlands (land for), 1 lord's plough teams, 3 men's plough teams. In 1066 the lord of the manor was held by ''Swein Rafwin''. In 1086 the lord of the manor was held by ''Osbern''. The Tenant-in-chief in 1086 was ''Robert'' of Stafford. Taxation figures show the village had a Taxable value 0.8 geld units with a value to lord in 1086 of £1. The total tax assessment was valued at 1 geld unit.

Landowners

Staffordshire records show that by the thirteenth century the manor was controlled by two main landowners. The landowners were called ''Geoffrey'', son of ''Philip de Nugent'' and ''Robert de Milwich''. ''Robert de Milwich’s'' home was Milwich Hall. The Hall, which is a Grade II listed building,Milwich Hall Listings
retrieved 22 April 2013 is a timber-framed house. This house was built on the site of what was thought to be the original Saxon Hall, which was encircled by a moat. The basis of the house was possibly built by the Astons of Tixall, who acquired a pocket of land in Milwich in 1493. By the twentieth century, the main landowner in Milwich was the

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References

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