Church Eaton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire some 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Stafford, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Penkridge and 4 miles (6 km) from the county boundary with Shropshire. It is in rolling dairy farming countryside. The hamlet of Wood Eaton is northwest of the village.
| Church Eaton | |
|---|---|
 Church Eaton | |
  Church Eaton Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 680 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ847175 |
| Civil parish |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stafford |
| Postcode district | ST20 |
| Dialling code | 01785 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Church Eaton |
The civil parish also contains Marston to the south and since 1934 has included the hamlet of Apeton to the north.[2][3]
Parish church
editThe Church of England parish church of Saint Editha[4] largely dates from the 12th century. It has a square west tower with a spire, a large 7-light east window of fine stained glass by C.E. Kempe depicting scenes from the life of Christ,[5] and "the broken and repaired remains of an elaborate early 12th century font, closely related to the font at Bradley,"[6] and that at Lilleshall, except that the font at Bradley[7] is in much better condition. Nikolaus Pevsner states that these fonts were all made at Gnosall.
Amenities
editChurch Eaton has a public house, The Royal Oak.[8]
There is also a village institute,[9]
Church Eaton also has a cricket club, which is part of the North Staffordshire south Cheshire Cricket Leagues and run a many number of junior & senior teams for all genders.
Church eaton also has a Tennis Club.
The community also has a Church Eaton Activities Diary of public events.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Church Eaton". Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Staffordshire Places: Church Eaton". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Image of St Editha's, Church Eaton
- ^ The East window, St Editha's, Church Eaton
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 104, 136. ISBN 0-14-071046-9.
- ^ Photograph of the Norman Font in Bradley Church[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Royal Oak Pub". Royal Oak.
- ^ "Church Eaton Village Institute". Church Eaton Village Institute.