Haughton, Staffordshire
Haughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside and to the west of the county town of Stafford. It lies on the A518 between Stafford and Gnosall. The name derives from a combination of the Mercian word halh meaning 'nook' and the Old English word tun meaning 'settlement', 'enclosure' or 'village.'
A small and peaceful rural village, Haughton contains 2 public houses, The Shropshire and The Bell. The population of the civil parish at the
Haughton is widely known for its Christmas lights. Every year some of the village's most impressive houses have donation boxes outside them in order to raise money for charity. More information on this subject can be found on the Haughton home page, along with pictures of the most involved houses.
Haughton in 1086
Haughton was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.[2] It was recorded as being in the hundred of Cuttlestone and the county of Staffordshire. According to the Domesday Book, Haughton boasted 14 households and was made up of 6 villagers, 7 smallholders and 1 slave. Annually the village was worth £1 and 10 shillings (30 shillings total) to its Lord; in modern terms this would be roughly £3,000 per year[3] - however it is worth noting that currency conversion is difficult to do over the course of over 900 years and that this value is not necessarily accurate.
Haughton in 1851
In 1851, Haughton had a railway station 1 mile north of the village, about 480 inhabitants and 2100 acres of land. The lord of the manor was Francis Eld, Esq of
Prominent people of the village included: Charles Morris, a gentleman, Thomas Deakin; tailor and Parish Clerk; William Wheat, gardener and victualler at the Shropshire House and Thomas Timmis, tailor and victualler at The Bell Inn. At that time the village had 3 wheelwrights, 3 shopkeepers, 19 farmers, 4 shoemakers, 2 blacksmiths, 3 butchers, and 2 beerhouses. Letters were collected in the evening at 5.30pm being taken via Stafford.[4]
Notable people
- James Sutton (born 1983) an English actor, brought up in Haughton, played John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2006 to 2017
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Doomsday Book".
- ^ "Regia Anglorum".
- ^ William White, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, 1851, p.462