Calton, Staffordshire Explained

Official Name:	Calton
Country:	England
Region:	West Midlands
Coordinates:	53.049°N -1.847°W
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Static Image:	Calton - geograph.org.uk - 495170.jpg
Static Image Caption:	The village of Calton

Calton is a village and a former parochial chapelry and civil parish, now in the parish of Waterhouses, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 222.^[1] The chapelry contained the four parishes of Croxden, Blore, Mayfield, and Waterfall. In 1866, the four parishes became the civil parish of Calton, and on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Waterhouses.^[2] The village of Calton stands in the old parish of Mayfield, along with the chapel of St Mary.^{[3] [4]}

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Waterhouses, Staffordshire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population statistics Calton Ch/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 16 February 2023.
2. Web site: Relationships and changes Calton Ch/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 16 February 2023.
3. Web site: Calton. Staffordshire Place Guide. Staffordshire County Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727050437/http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/history/placeguide/SPGCalton.aspx. 27 July 2014. 27 July 2014.
4. Book: White, William . History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire. Sheffield. 1851.
5. Book: McCloy, Andrew. Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. 2017. 978-1909461536.