Church Eaton

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 is located in Staffordshire
Church Eaton
Church Eaton
Location within Staffordshire
Population680 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ847175
Civil parish
  • Church Eaton
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStafford
Postcode districtST20
Dialling code01785
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteChurch 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

The 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

Church 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

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Church Eaton". Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. "Staffordshire Places: Church Eaton". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. Image of St Editha's, Church Eaton
  5. The East window, St Editha's, Church Eaton
  6. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 104, 136. ISBN 0-14-071046-9.
  7. Photograph of the Norman Font in Bradley Church
  8. "Royal Oak Pub". Royal Oak.
  9. "Church Eaton Village Institute". Church Eaton Village Institute.
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