Shareshill is a village and civil parish in the
South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains notable settleme ...
district, in the county of
Staffordshire, England. The population as measured in the
2011 census was 759. The parish church is dedicated to
St Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
and
St Luke, Shareshill.
Shareshill in 1851
In 1851, Shareshill had 594 inhabitants and 4200 acres of land including 11 farmers, 2 maltsters, a wheelwright, a dressmaker, 2 shopkeepers, 3 shoemakers, 1 butcher, 2 beerhouses (the Horse & Jockey and The Swan), 2 gentlemen and a schoolmistress.
Lord Hatherton was lord of the manor, although some land was also owned by Major General Henry Charles W Vernon of nearby Hilton Park Hall, and onetime
High Sheriff of Staffordshire This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of Staffordshire.
The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities as ...
, the Rev J L Petit and Alexander Hordern, Esq. Bordering the village are two rectangular archaeological vestiges of possibly
Roman encampments. In the time of Henry IV, Shareshill was the seat of
Sir William de Shareshill, who was also Sheriff of the county. The church has a reputedly very ancient tower and contains several curious antique monuments.
[William White, ''History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire,'' 1851, p.479]
See also
*
Listed buildings in Shareshill
References
External links
* http://www.shares.f9.co.uk/history.html
* http://www.shares.f9.co.uk/
Listed buildings in Shareshill* http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53409
Villages in Staffordshire
Civil parishes in Staffordshire
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