Church Eaton
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Church Eaton shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 680 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ847175 |
| Civil parish | Church Eaton |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stafford |
| Postcode district | ST20 |
| Dialling code | 01785 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Stone |
| Website | Church Eaton |
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Church Eaton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire some 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Stafford, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Penkridge and 4 miles (6 km) from the county boundary with Shropshire. It is in rolling dairy farming countryside. The hamlet of Wood Eaton is northwest of the village.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Editha [2] largely dates from the 12th century. It has a square west tower with a spire, a large 7-light east window of fine stained glass by C.E. Kempe depicting scenes from the life of Christ,[3] and "the broken and repaired remains of an elaborate early 12th century font, closely related to the font at Bradley,"[4] and that at Lilleshall, except that the font at Bradley[5] is in much better condition. Nikolaus Pevsner states that these fonts were all made at Gnosall.
Amenities
Church Eaton has a public house, The Royal Oak.[6]
Church Eaton also has a cricket club, which plays in Division 2 of the Staffordshire Club Cricket Championship.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Image of St Editha's, Church Eaton
- ↑ The East window, St Editha's, Church Eaton
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- ↑ Photograph of the Norman Font in Bradley Church
- ↑ Welcome to the Royal Oak
