Marchington
| Marchington | |
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 Church Lane in Marchington |
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 Marchington
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| Marchington shown within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 2,017 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK132308 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | UTTOXETER |
| Postcode district | ST14 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Marchington is a small village in East Staffordshire, England. It lies between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter. Marchington has a small shop, a first school, two churches and two pubs. The population of the village was 1,127 at the 2001 census, increasing to 2,017 at the 2011 census.
One of the earliest mentions of Marchington the place is in an manuscript held in the British National Archives; A.D. 951. King Eadred to Wulfhelm, miles; grant of land at Marchington, Staffs. Later on Marchington is mentioned in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands given to Henry de Ferrers by the King. The land consisted of four and a half square leagues of woodland and meadow; 40 acres (160,000 m2) of pasture and work for more than seven ploughs. It was worth one hundred shillings. The lands remained in the ownership of the de Ferrers family as part of the earldom of Derby until the failure of the rebeilion of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl. After his death in 1279, his widow, Eleanor, failed in a legal case to prove that she had a dower interest in the land. The lands were then held by the king's brother, Edmund, 1st Duke of Lancaster.
A railway station on the Crewe to Derby Line opened in 1848 but closed in 1958.
In 1941 a USA army camp was built in Marchington. The vicarage became the headquarters and an officers’ mess was built in Silver Lane. It became a prisoner-of-war camp in 1944 when the soldiers left for the D-Day invasion of Europe. The British army was still using the camp until the 1960s but the land was finally sold in 1980.
According to the 2001 census for the parish of Marchington was 1,127, the parish also includes Marchington Woodlands, The parish has 547 males and 580 females. The area's ward (Crown) is over 97% White British with only 55 people from an ethnic minority.
Marchington is 270 feet (82 m) above sea level. Marchington lies adjacent to the River Dove which also marks the border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire. There is also a small brook in the village, towards the River Dove there is a flood plain. Toot Hill lies to the North West and Hound Hill to the East. The National Forest also lies nearby, to the south of the village.
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