Ellenhall is a small

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hamlet roughly 2.5 miles south of Eccleshall originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the Earl of Lichfield. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 144. The hamlet consists of a scattered community of cottages and several farms. Ellenhall has no shop, public house or post office. Ellenhall church

The church stands on a natural mound close to the highest point at the northern end of the hamlet and is dedicated to

St. Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...

. The grey sandstone chancel is the oldest part of the church dating from the 12th century, while the red-brick nave and tower represent a 1757 re-build of an earlier structure. The architect for the restoration was Andrew Capper. The registers of

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, Ellenhall, commenced in 1539. The original registers for the period 1599-1903 (Baptisms), 1563-1754 & 1813-1836 (Marriages) & 1539-1964 (Burials) are deposited at

Record Office. Bishops Transcripts for the period 1673-1866 (with gaps) are deposited at

Lichfield Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of ...

Record Office.

Notable people

* Robert Harcourt (1574 in Ellenhall – 1631) an English explorer, particularly of

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Borough of Stafford Villages in Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

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