Berkswich ( ) is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the borough of

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about south of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Wolverhampton, and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021–2022 United Kingd ...

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,528, being recalculated as 2,010 at the 2011 Census. 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

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and

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. Berkswich Church of England Parish covers those villages along with

Baswich Baswich is an estate on the south eastern side of Stafford, in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Baswich amenities are a local Co-op store, an independent hairdressers, and Leasowes primary school (ST17 0HT). Th ...

, Weeping Cross and Wildwood. Berkswich can be found on the south-eastern fringe of

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

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St. Thomas Church, Berkswich, Minton Tiles
Civil parishes in Staffordshire Areas of Stafford {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

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