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It is a chapel of ease to Stoke-upon-Trent, and the Rev. John 

 Smith, who resides at Dilhorne, is minister. 



CHEDDLETON is a parish situate on the Churnet. The manor, 

 at the time of the general Survey, was held by Roger de Montgo- 

 mery : it has since devolved to several families, and now belongs 

 to the Earl of Macclesfield. 



The Caldon Canal passes through this parish. It commences 

 at the Grand Trunk Canal at Shelton, and passes through the 

 parishes of Bagnall, Endon, Cheddleton, nearly parallel with the 

 Churnet, and is continued down the vale through which that river 

 flows to Kingsley, and as near to Caldon as the level will admit. 

 Vast quantities of lime-stone are conveyed from Caldon Lowe to 

 the Canal, which is continued along the vale of the Churnet to 

 the neighbourhood of Alveton, and thence to Rocester and Uttox- 

 eter, where it terminates. 



The village of Cheddleton is situated on a hill, near the Canal 

 and the river Churnet. It contains several good houses ; and the 

 Church, a neat fabric of stone, with its square tower, is a con- 

 spicuous object. There is one instance of longevity recorded in 

 the church-yard, on the tomb-stone of Sarah Bentley, who died 

 19th July, 1811, aged 90 years. 



The parish of Cheddleton is of considerable extent and popula- 

 tion, including the townships of Bassford and Cunsall. It con- 

 tains 261 houses, 261 families ; 733 males, 659 females : total of 

 inhabitants 1,395. 



The Church is dedicated to St. Edward : it is a curacy, and the 

 Rev. Edward Powys is the present minister. 



Ashcombe, the elegant mansion of William Sneyd, Esq. is in this 

 parish. 



LEEK and LOWE parish is of very considerable extent, contain- 

 ing the townships of Bradnop, Endon, Heaton, Leek-frith, One- 

 cote, Rushton-James, Rushton-Spencer, and Tittisworth in North 

 Totmanslow hundred, and the township of Rudyard and Caudery, 

 in Totmanslow South. 



This parish contains 1,446 houses, 1,477 families ; 3,660 males, 

 3,968 females : total of inhabitants 7,628. 



In a parish of such extent there is a great variety of soil and sur- 

 face, but the lands in general are not very fertile. Leek-edge is a 

 new inclosure, north of the town of Leek, and is part of the great 

 waste of Morredge. Part of this land has been planted with a 

 variety of trees by the Earl of Macclesfield, who is lord of the 



