Church Eaton is a village and

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in Staffordshire some southwest of

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, northwest of

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and from the county boundary with

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. It is in rolling

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countryside. The hamlet of Wood Eaton is northwest of the village.

Parish church

The

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of Saint Editha largely dates from the 12th century. It has a square west tower with a spire, a large 7-light east window of fine stained glass by C.E. Kempe depicting scenes from the life of Christ, and "the broken and repaired remains of an elaborate early 12th century font, closely related to the font at Bradley," and that at

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, except that the font at Bradley is in much better condition.

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states that these fonts were all made at

Gnosall Gnosall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 4,736 across 2,048 households (2011 census). It lies on the A518, approximately halfway between the towns of Newport (in Shropshir ...

Amenities

Church Eaton has a

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, The Royal Oak. There is also a village institute, Church Eaton also has a cricket club, which is part of the North Staffordshire south Cheshire Cricket Leagues and run a many number of junior & senior teams for all genders. Church eaton also has a Tennis Club. The community also has
Church Eaton Activities Diary
of public events.

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{{authority control Civil parishes in Staffordshire Borough of Stafford Villages in Staffordshire

Parish church

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