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Derrington is a village west of the town of
Derrington Village
Borough of Stafford Villages in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub
Derrington is a village west of the town of Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in ...
, in Staffordshire, England. For population details from the 2011 Census see under 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 ...
.
Derrington had an 18th-century pub, The Red Lion, but it has ceased trading. Derrington has a village hall.
The Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...
of Saint Matthew
Matthew the Apostle,, shortened to ''Matti'' (whence ar, مَتَّى, Mattā), meaning "Gift of YHWH"; arc, , Mattai; grc-koi, Μαθθαῖος, ''Maththaîos'' or , ''Matthaîos''; cop, ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Mattheos; la, Matthaeus a ...
is a Gothic Revival building completed in 1847.
The route of the abandoned Shropshire Union Railway
The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was a Company in England, formed in 1846, which managed several canals and railways. It intended to convert a number of canals to railways, but was leased by the London and North Western Railway (LN ...
between Stafford and Shrewsbury passes the village.
See also
* Listed buildings in SeighfordReferences
External links
Derrington Village
Borough of Stafford Villages in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub