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ton. The Chapel is a small structure dedicated to St. Lawrence, 

 and is a chapel of ease to Eccleshall. The Ret. F. Jenkinson is 

 the present minister. 



At or near to Chorlton is a quarry of good building stone of 

 a white colour, and it was noticed by Dr. Plot (ch. iv. sec. 31) 



as being in his time " the whitest and freest from stains" in 



the county, " and of a fine grain enough." 



Hill Chorlton, or Chorlton~on-the-Hill, is an hamlet a small dis- 

 tance from Chapel Chorlton, and in the same chapelry. 



Cold Meece and Mill Meece are two hamlets to the south of 

 Swinnerton, about a mile from thence ; and nearly the same dis- 

 tance from each other. The latter place, as its name imports, 

 contains a good water mill, and there is an ancient mansion, or a 

 part thereof, which belonged to the family of a Mr. Bill. 



BARLASTON, is a village situated about three miles north of 

 Stone, to the east of the road leading to Newcastle. 



The Church of Barlastonis situated close to Barlaston Hall, and 

 is a small structure of brick, built in the Gothic style, with four 

 windows on each side, and a handsome east window. The ancient 

 square tower, which is low, and rather in a ruinous state, is of 

 stone. This church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and is a 

 curacy, in the patronage of the Marquis of Stafford. The Rev. 

 Benjamin Adams is the present minister. 



Barlaston Hall is situated on an eminence, which commands 

 an extensive view of a picturesque part of the vale of Trent. 

 The Grand Junction Canal passes through the grounds below the 

 mansion, which is a large and handsome building. Tittensor- 

 heath and Trentham-woods bound the prospect. Thomas Mills, 

 Esq. is the present proprietor. 



The parish of Barlaston contains 77 houses, 81 families ; 191 

 males, 205 females : total, 396 persons. 



Darlaston Bridge, over the Trent, is in this parish ; and Darlas- 

 ton Holly the seat of John Smith, Esq. is situated in the meadows, 

 where a very ancient plantation of firs skirts the road. 



Tittensor Heath, in this neighbourhood, is a considerable length 

 of high, sound, sandy, waste land. At the extremity of the heath, 

 towards Trentham, there is an Asylum for lunatics, kept by Mr. 

 Thomas Bakewell, facing the vale of Trent, which is on the oppo- 

 site side of the road. 



Clayton, is a liberty in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, and is 

 in the northern division of Pirehill. It is situated about two miles 



