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Prestwood, East Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°58′40″N 1°51′01″W / 52.9778°N 1.8502°W / 52.9778; -1.8502
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Prestwood
Prestwood is located in Staffordshire
Prestwood
Prestwood
Location within Staffordshire
Civil parish
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Shire county
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CountryEngland
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Staffordshire
52°58′40″N 1°51′01″W / 52.9778°N 1.8502°W / 52.9778; -1.8502

Prestwood is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Denstone, in the East Staffordshire district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 41.[1]

History

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The name "Prestwood" means 'Priests' wood'.[2] Prestwood was formerly a township in the parish of Ellastone,[3] from 1866 Prestwood was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Denstone.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Prestwood Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Prestwood Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ "History of Prestwood in East Staffordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Prestwood Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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