Berkswich

Berkswich
Stafford Lodges
Berkswich is located in Staffordshire
Berkswich
Berkswich
Location within Staffordshire
Population2,010 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Berkswich
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Websitehttps://berkswichpc.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°47′19″N 2°4′15″W / 52.78861°N 2.07083°W / 52.78861; -2.07083

Berkswich (/ˈbɑːkswɪtʃ/ BAHK-switch[1]) is a civil parish in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,528, being recalculated as 2,010 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Berkswich Civil Parish should not be confused with Berkswich Church of England Parish in the Lichfield Diocese as they cover differing geographical areas. Berkswich Civil Parish covers the villages of Walton-on-the-Hill and Milford. Berkswich Church of England Parish covers those villages along with Baswich, Weeping Cross and Wildwood. Berkswich can be found on the south-eastern fringe of Stafford.

On 24 March 1976 the parish was renamed from "Baswich" to "Berkswich".[3]

  1. ^ "Berkswich Luncheon Club". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "-Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Stafford Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 18 February 2023.