Armitage

Coordinates: 52°44′30″N 1°52′37″W / 52.74156°N 1.87702°W / 52.74156; -1.87702
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Armitage
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUGELEY
Postcode districtWS15
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°44′30″N 1°52′37″W / 52.74156°N 1.87702°W / 52.74156; -1.87702

Armitage is a village in Staffordshire, England on the south side of the Trent and Mersey Canal south just outside of the market town of Rugeley and north of the city of Lichfield, and noteworthy for the Armitage Shanks sanitary porcelain factory. With the adjacent village of Handsacre, it forms the parish of Armitage with Handsacre. The area of Armitage with Handsacre had a population of 5,335 at the 2011 Census.

Amenities

Armitage has a variety of village amenities including a

St. John the Baptist church, is located at the north end of the village. The organ of St John the Baptist church is of particular interest due to its size, age and history.[2] The organ was built in 1789 for nearby Lichfield Cathedral, but moved here in 1865, commissioned by the then organist Josiah Spode (IV) who resided at nearby Hawkesyard estate, also known as Spode House.[3]

Etymology and location

The name comes from the Middle English Ermitage, meaning 'Hermitage',[4] in turn derived from the Old French ermitage,[5] from a tradition that a hermit lived between the church and the River Trent.[citation needed] It does not appear in the Domesday Book, although Handsacre does.

Armitage is now part of

Pipe Ridware and Longdon. It lies close to the town of Rugeley and a few miles north of Lichfield. It is located on the West Coast Main Line, the nearest stop being Rugeley. With continuous growth in the area Armitage and Rugeley
are growing closer together.

Robert Rock

Robert Rock, a professional golfer, was born in Armitage in 1977, then grew up in nearby Rugeley.

See also

References

  1. ^ "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ "History and Heritage of Hawkesyard EstateHawkesyard Estate". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Key to English Place Names". Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  5. OCLC 6964610
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External links

  • Media related to Armitage at Wikimedia Commons


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