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Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire is in Staffordshire.
The River Trent rises on Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire [Map] and flows, in a great horseshoe through, or near, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [Map], Stone, Staffordshire [Map], Essex Bridge [Map], Bishton Hall, Staffordshire [Map], Colwich, Staffordshire [Map] passing St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map], Rugeley, Staffordshire [Map], Kings Bromley, Staffordshire [Map], Alrewas, Staffordshire [Map], Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [Map], Newton Solney, Derbyshire [Map], Repton, Derbyshire [Map], under Swarkestone Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Sawley, Derbyshire [Map], Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [Map], Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map], Stoke Ferry, Shelford [Map], under Gunthorpe Bridge, Nottinghamshire [Map], past Gunthorpe Lock [Map], Hoveringham, Nottingham [Map], Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map], Knaith [Map], Dunham Bridge [Map], Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map], the Isle of Axholme [Map] and Gainsborough [Map] before joining the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls [Map].
St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem is also in Churches in Staffordshire.
In 1536 the stone tower was added to St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem [Map].
Before 26th December 1669, the date he was baptised at St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem [Map], Ralph Sneyd was born to William Sneyd (age 27).
In 1717 St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem [Map] was rebuilt, replacing an earlier timber-framed building destroyed in a fire.
In 1809 St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem [Map] became a parish. before that it was a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, but often regarded as a parish, having its own churchwardens from 1553.
In December 1860 Ellis William Roberts was born to Thomas Roberts at Wolstanton, Staffordshire in Burslem, Staffordshire. He is recorded on the 1861 Census, taken on 07 Apr 1861, as being five months. He married 6th October 1888 Eliza Glover and had issue.
On 26th May 1779 John Sparrow of Bishton Hall in Staffordshire (age 42) and Elizabeth Moreton (age 38) were married at St Margaret's Church Wolstanton, Staffordshire by Ralph Moreton clerk, in presence of Mary Moreton and R Moreton.
Hulton Abbey is also in Abbeys in England.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In November 1246 Bertrade Mainwaring (age 49) died at Hulton Abbey [Map].
On 1st April 1386 James Audley 2nd Baron Audley of Heighley (age 73) died. He was buried at Hulton Abbey [Map]. His son Nicholas (age 58) succeeded 3rd Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
In 1391 Nicholas Audley 3rd Baron Audley of Heighley (age 63) died without issue. He was buried at Hulton Abbey [Map]. Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire abeyant between his sisters Joan Audley (age 60) and Margaret Audley.