Coton Clanford is a small dispersed Staffordshire village lying in gently rolling countryside 3 miles due west of

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and 1 mile southeast of

Seighford Seighford ( ) is a village and civil parish about west of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,793. The ford across a small stream is the origin of the village's toponym. The village ...

. The name of the village is sometimes hyphenated to Coton-Clanford, appearing this way on some cottage names locally. The population for this village as taken at the 2011 census can be found under Seighford. It lies midway between the

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, 1½ miles to the north and the A518 1½ miles to the south. The village has no shops, public houses or church, comprising only a few scattered houses and cottages, several dairy farms and a long disused 19th century chapel. This

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chapel was built in 1884, the foundation stone being laid 30 October 1884. The Chapel records 1891–1907, Coton Clanford Society and

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chapel minute books, 1903–1929, are stored at

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Judging from the very modest dimensions of this small building it is hard to imagine it having the capacity for a congregation of more than 30 worshippers. The village straddles Clanford Brook, which meanders southeastwards from Ranton, Staffordshire, Ranton towards Little Aston and

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and is bounded to the north by the southeastern edge of

airfield and several large woods. In this village the English philosopher and cleric,

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, was born in 1659.

Clanford Hall

Located here also is Clanford Hall, a three-storey, half-timbered Tudor mansion in fine condition now used as a farmhouse. The building, dated 1684, is listed Grade II* and is a good example of 17th century vernacular architecture of the area. It is timber framed with a tiled roof and brick stacks, with two storeys and an attic, and four-storeyed on the East. It is restored in brick and colour-washed, with wood finials to gables and ornamental timbering at front and restored timbering at rear. There are casements and wood mullioned windows with modern leaded lights. The house has exposed ceiling beams.Clanford Hall, Seighford at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
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