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Caverswall
Caverswall
	Caverswall square
	Caverswall Location within Staffordshire
Population	971 (2011 census)
Civil parish	Caverswall;
District	Staffordshire Moorlands;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°59′00″N 2°04′28″W / 52.98342°N 2.07443°W

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Caverswall is a village and parish in Staffordshire, to the south west of Staffordshire Moorlands.

In the middle of the 19th century there were about 1500 inhabitants. In the 1880s an urbanised part of the parish called East Vale was transferred to Longton, which was then an expanding industrial town.^[1] The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 971.^[2]

On 1 April 1974 the civil parish was renamed from "Caverswall" to "Caverswall and Werrington",^[3] on 1 April 1988 the parish of "Caverswall and Werrington" was abolished and split into "Caverswall" and Werrington.^[4]

Etymology

The name Caverswall is thought to have its origins in the Saxon words Cafhere, a personal noun, and Waelle, which meant spring or well.^[5] By the time of the Domesday Book the village was called Caureswelle.

Around the village

Near the village square are St Peter's Church of England Aided School, St. Peter's Church, St. Filumena's Catholic Church, St. Filumena's Primary School and a now disused Wesleyan Chapel. Also located on The Square is the Red House, a public house. In the middle of the square there is a large tree under which is a set of stocks.

Caverswall Castle may date from a Saxon manor house, but the fortifications date from a licence to crenellate (royal permission to fortify) granted in November 1275, although there may have been an earlier application in 1230. The castle remains were in-filled by a house in 1615, by Matthew Craddock from Stafford, and the former moat has been restored to encircle the castle. It is privately owned.

Foxfield Railway is based approximately half a mile away from the village and runs heritage Steam Traction along the former Branch line to Foxfield Colliery.

References

^ "The federation of the six towns". BHO.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "Cheadle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Staffordshire Moorlands Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ Rogers, M J W (1994). Caverswall In Old Picture Postcards. European Library,Zaltbommel Netherlands. ISBN 90-288-5840-7.

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[1] "The federation of the six towns". BHO.

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[3] "Cheadle Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[4] "Staffordshire Moorlands Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[5] Rogers, M J W (1994). Caverswall In Old Picture Postcards. European Library,Zaltbommel Netherlands. ISBN 90-288-5840-7.

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-'''Caverswall''' is a [[village]] and [[parish]] in [[Staffordshire]], to the south east of [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. It is built near the source of the [[River Blithe]].
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+'''Caverswall''' is a village and [[parish]] in [[Staffordshire]], to the south west of [[Staffordshire Moorlands]].
-Located near to the village square are St Peter's Church of England Aided School, St. Peter's Church, St. Filumena's Catholic Church and Primary School and the Red House [[public house]]. In the middle of the square a set of [[stocks]] can be seen.
+In the middle of the 19th century there were about 1500 inhabitants. In the 1880s an urbanised part of the parish called East Vale was transferred to [[Longton, Staffordshire|Longton]], which was then an expanding industrial town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The federation of the six towns |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol8/pp252-258 |website=BHO}}</ref>
-Caverswall Castle dates from the [[14th Century]] and is privately owned. [[Foxfield Light Railway]] is based approximately half a mile away from the village.
+The population of the civil parish at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121738&c=caverswall+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6464998&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1449402743930&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>
+On 1 April 1974 the civil parish was renamed from "Caverswall" to "[[Caverswall and Werrington]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/cheadle.html|title=Cheadle Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref> on 1 April 1988 the parish of "Caverswall and Werrington" was abolished and split into "Caverswall" and [[Werrington, Staffordshire|Werrington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/staffordshire%20moorlands.html|title=Staffordshire Moorlands Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref>
+== Etymology ==
+The name Caverswall is thought to have its origins in the [[Saxon]] words ''Cafhere'', a personal noun, and ''Waelle'', which meant spring or well.<ref>{{cite book |first=M J W |last=Rogers |title=Caverswall In Old Picture Postcards |publisher=European Library,Zaltbommel Netherlands |year=1994 |isbn=90-288-5840-7}}</ref> By the time of the [[Domesday Book]] the village was called ''Caureswelle''.
+== Around the village ==
+[[File:St Peter's Church, Caverswall - geograph.org.uk - 167351.jpg|right|thumb|Church of St Peter]]
+Near the village square are St Peter's Church of England Aided School, St. Peter's Church, St. Filumena's Catholic Church, St. Filumena's Primary School and a now disused Wesleyan Chapel. Also located on The Square is the Red House, a [[public house]]. In the middle of the square there is a large tree under which is a set of [[stocks]].
+[[Caverswall Castle]] may date from a [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] manor house, but the fortifications date from a [[licence to crenellate]] (royal permission to fortify) granted in November 1275, although there may have been an earlier application in 1230. The castle remains were in-filled by a house in 1615, by Matthew Craddock from Stafford, and the former [[moat]] has been restored to encircle the castle. It is privately owned.
+[[Foxfield Railway]] is based approximately half a mile away from the village and runs heritage Steam Traction along the former Branch line to [[Foxfield Colliery]].
+==See also==
+*[[Listed buildings in Caverswall]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{commons category|Caverswall}}
 * [http://www.caverswall.org.uk/ Caverswall Parish Home Page]
 * [http://www.caverswall-castle.co.uk/ Caverswall Castle]
-* [http://www.stpeters-caverswall.staffs.sch.uk/index.htm Caverswall Middle School]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928174535/http://www.stpeters-caverswall.staffs.sch.uk/index.htm Caverswall Middle School]
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-{{Staffordshire-geo-stub}}
+{{Civil Parishes of Staffordshire Moorlands}}
+{{authority control}}
-{{coor title d|52.98342|N|2.07443|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SJ951429)}}<!-- Note: WGS84 lat/long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref -->
 [[Category:Villages in Staffordshire]]
+[[Category:Civil parishes in Staffordshire]]
 [[Category:Staffordshire Moorlands]]
+{{Staffordshire-geo-stub}}

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