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Shareshill is a village and civil parish in the
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district of
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, England. The population as measured in the 2011 census was 759. The parish church is dedicated to
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and St Luke, Shareshill.


Shareshill in 1851

In 1851, Shareshill had 594 inhabitants and 4,200 acres of land, including eleven farmers, two maltsters, a wheelwright, a dressmaker, two shopkeepers, three shoemakers, one butcher, two beer houses (the Horse & Jockey and The Swan), two gentlemen and a schoolmistress. Lord Hatherton was lord of the manor, although some land was also owned by Major General Henry Charles W Vernon of nearby Hilton Park Hall, and onetime
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, the Rev J L Petit and Alexander Hordern, Esq. Bordering the village are two rectangular archaeological vestiges of possibly
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encampments. In the time of Henry IV, Shareshill was the seat of Sir William de Shareshill, who was also Sheriff of the county. The church has a reputedly very ancient tower and contains several curious antique monuments.William White, ''History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire,'' 1851, p.479


See also

* Listed buildings in Shareshill


References


External links

* * http://www.shares.f9.co.uk/history.html * http://www.shares.f9.co.uk/
Listed buildings in Shareshill
* http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53409 Villages in Staffordshire Civil parishes in Staffordshire South Staffordshire District {{Staffordshire-geo-stub