Whitgreave
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 Whitgreave
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| Whitgreave shown within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 209 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ9001028190 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stafford |
| Postcode district | ST18 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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Whitgreave is a very small village a few miles to the NNW of Stafford situated midway between the M6 motorway to the west and the A34 trunk road to the east.
It lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northeast of Great Bridgeford. The small village church of St John the Evangelist is of red-brick construction and was built in 1844, and is now a chapel of ease holding occasional services.
William White wrote in 1851 that "Whitgreave or Whitgrove, is a township of 1,620 acres (6.6 km2) and 185 souls. It includes several scattered houses, and a small village, lying in a pleasant valley, four miles (6 km) NNW of Stafford, and is chiefly owned by HC Taylor, Esq".
It was written in The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1894–1895 that "Whitgreave is 1 mile NE of Great Bridgeford station and 3.5 miles NNW of Stafford. The population is 160 and the total area of the village is 1,201 acres (4.86 km2). The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1844".
It was written in The Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887 that "Whitgreave is a township in the parishes of St. Mary and Chad, and is 3 miles NW of Stafford. It is made up of 1201 acres and has a population of 150"
Whitgreave was also written about in 1986 in the BBC Domesday Project. Visitors to Whitgreave reported that "the total population is about 75, a third of them being children, and half the population has moved to the village in the last five years". As well as that "there is a lack of public transport, as well as lack of corner shop, pub, school or any club building". Visitors also observe that "church going is not popular and there is no resident vicar, also that there are three farms in the village". Also described are the range of recreational activities such as gardening, fishing and aerobics, which are on offer in the village.
Data from the 1851 census shows that the population in 1851 was 191, decreasing by approximately 10 in the 1861 census, and decreasing again by around 30 to 150 people in 1881. The population then increases slightly to 161 in 1891, with 78 males and 83 females. The 1901 census shows the population is 140, which then decreases slightly to 132 in the 1911 census, with 71 males and 61 females. The population then increases to 168 in the 1921 census. In 1931 the population was 226, decreasing to 197 in 1951 and decreasing further to 156 in 1961.
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