Blithfield

Blithfield
St Leonard's Church, Blithfield
Blithfield is located in Staffordshire
Blithfield
Blithfield
Location within Staffordshire
Population230 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK044239
Civil parish
  • Blithfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRugeley
Postcode districtWS15
Dialling code01283
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°48′46″N 1°56′05″W / 52.8129°N 1.9347°W / 52.8129; -1.9347

Blithfield is a civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It includes the settlements of Admaston (a small hamlet in Staffordshire), Newton along with Blithfield Hall, home of the Bagot family since 1360.[2] It is situated 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-west of Uttoxeter and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north of Rugeley. Blithfield and Admaston comprise 1,414 acres (572 ha) of land, with Newton occupying 1,744 acres (706 ha).[3] The nearest railway stations are Rugeley Trent Valley 4.5 miles (7.2 km) and Rugeley Town 6.0 miles (9.7 km).

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ Blithfield Hall Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Genuki- Uk & Ireland Genealogy- Retrieved 27.03.2012