256:
48:
245:
295:) are in the extreme south of the respective hundreds. Presumably this was to unify Staffordshire's forces with those of the neighbouring hundreds, and thus to meet invaders in force, invaders who might either: i) be travelling as war-bands up the River Trent, navigable to Stone; or ii) renegades invading from Wales and seeking the vital upper Trent crossing at Stone; or iii) pressing down in larger numbers from Northumbria, in which case there would be an urgent local need to fall back south to Stone.
429:
266:
392:
fertility of its soil, for the beauty and variety of its scenery and the number and magnificence of its stately halls (the seats of the nobility and gentry), as also for the extent and importance of its growing manufactures such as the distinctive pottery making district - the long chain of towns and villages called the
391:
in 1867. Yet use of these division continued for much of the 19th
Century, by which time Pirehill was the most populous Hundred in Staffordshire, with a population in 1861 of 149,734. By that time there had been centuries of improvements to the land, and the hundred was deemed remarkable for the
282:
A large number of hundred names refer to hills or mounds which were gathering sites. Some of these at least are very conspicuous hills, which afford a commanding view of the countryside for miles around. It seems likely that such moot and mustering sites were chosen as being remote and bare, from
419:
in
Staffordshire. Of the local government districts created in the 1974 re-organisation, Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent (now a city and unitary authority) fall within Pirehill Hundred, as does the district (or borough) of Stafford except for its southernmost parishes. The districts of
314:
meaning 'one who tracks and sees'. Pire Hill is the highest point for some distance; there is nothing higher between it and the river Trent, and it seems to have a good view down the Trent valley. On topographical grounds there is nothing against such derivations. Old
English
178:. The Hundred is located in the north-west and toward the upper centre of Staffordshire. It is about 28 miles in length, north to south, and around 8 to 20 miles in breadth. It is bounded on the north-east by Totmonslow (Totmanslow) Hundred, on the east by
396:, a renowned place of china and pottery manufacturing. The number of the inhabitants nearly doubled during 1801–1831, as a vast population growth occurred in the Potteries and at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone and Stafford. The Hundred also contains
1218:
The
Northern Division (91,148 acres) and Southern Division (110,345 acres) were roughly similar in area, but as indicated above, the Northern Division had the vast majority of the population. The Southern Division encompassed an area around
337:
Pirehill is one of the largest of the five hundreds of
Staffordshire, having an area of 201,493 acres (314 sq. miles). The origin of the hundred dates from the division of his kingdom by King
404:, which were renowned for shoe manufacturing, thought these industries attracted less workers from the countryside than did the bustling Potteries with its leisure-time attractions.
287:. The hill was a meeting place for the Hundred Moot and also a mustering point in case of invasion. It is noteworthy that the meeting-places of the two northern hundreds (
306:, meaning 'to look narrowly'. The meaning of the name would be 'look-out hill'. Alternatively a possible corruption from an earlier Anglo-Saxon derivation of
283:
which approaching forces would be easily spotted. In this case the
Pirehill Hundred was named after Pire Hill (height 462 ft), a hill two miles south of
321:'pear-tree' may be possible phonologically, but seems less likely for other reasons A later authority, David Horovitz, suggests in his PhD thesis
201:
rises at its northern extremity and flows through it in a south-easterly direction, passing
Trentham, where it becomes somewhat navigable, then
47:
1269:
See
Ordnance Survey map at 52°52'42"N 2°9'30"W. The hill is just west of Pirehill Lane, near the farm and fire station of the same name
412:
384:, had townships in both divisions, an inconvenience which divided many of their parochial affairs between the two chief constables.
368:
and containing several hundred villages and hamlets. It was separated into the north and south divisions, under the control of two
1360:
341:
into counties, hundreds and tithings. From the beginning, Staffordshire was divided into the hundreds of
Pirehill,
420:
Staffordshire
Moorlands, East Staffordshire and Lichfield only have one or two parishes each in the old Hundred.
1296:
A topographical history of Staffordshire, by William Pitt, pub J. Smith (Newcastle -under-Lyme), 1817; page 13
346:
163:
1113:
353:
846:
17:
372:. The north and south divisions were of very unequal extent and population. The large parishes of
1344:
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, by John Marius Wilson, 1872 and www.staffordshire.gov.uk
704:
692:
439:
The population of the Hundred, its two divisions and its various parochial units is shown below:
393:
265:
218:
895:
834:
656:
596:
206:
1014:
941:
918:
871:
822:
485:
473:
255:
226:
1224:
978:
632:
401:
361:
329:, meaning bonfire, and "that the name could record the early use of the hill as a beacon".
284:
230:
210:
1054:
8:
1231:(but not its westernmost parishes), with the remainder falling in the Northern Division.
644:
608:
1228:
990:
546:
338:
387:
Most of the functions of the Hundreds were extinguished with the establishment of
369:
325:(2003) that it "not inconceivable" that name might also have come from the Latin
244:
762:
668:
416:
411:, in 1894 the Hundred was made functionally obsolete with the establishment of
238:
214:
1354:
1335:
See History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire by William White (1834)
1260:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page xxxiii
1026:
298:
The first element of the Pire Hill name may be connected with Middle English
205:, Shugborough and Wolseley; and nearly parallel with that river now runs the
171:
388:
1287:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page 147
1278:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page 144
620:
572:
198:
1170:
1055:
Parochial areas in the parliamentary borough of Stafford (as from 1832)
786:
716:
680:
559:
428:
377:
342:
292:
234:
187:
183:
953:
859:
774:
497:
381:
365:
209:. It contains the boroughs of Stafford, the county town, the town of
1315:
1305:
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, by John Marius Wilson, 1872
1220:
965:
883:
522:
461:
397:
373:
357:
288:
202:
191:
809:
534:
408:
222:
175:
39:
316:
1002:
510:
179:
167:
584:
1106:
Townships of St. Mary's parish outside the municipal borough
323:
A survey and analysis of the place-names of Staffordshire
345:, Offlow, Cuttleston and Seisdon. The importance of the
352:By the early 19th century the Hundred comprised 42
1249:History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire
1352:
221:. Besides these, Pirehill has six market towns:
260:Hundreds of Staffordshire (north to the right)
407:Abandoned although never abolished by legal
817:Including Chebsey: 377 and Cold Borton: 37
505:Part of Barthomley parish, mostly Cheshire
186:Hundred, and on the west and north-west by
743:
442:
427:
423:
264:
254:
243:
14:
1353:
1075:Parishes within the municipal borough
554:Part of parish, mostly in Shropshire
567:Including Chapel and Hill Chorlton
24:
25:
1372:
1316:http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk
435:showing North and South Divisions
364:, which were subdivided into 126
27:Hundred in Staffordshire, England
1207:Total within Cuttleston Hundred
349:declined from the 17th century.
310:would give a similar meaning, a
251:with present district boundaries
46:
1338:
1329:
1320:
1308:
1299:
1290:
1281:
1272:
1263:
1254:
1241:
1197:Total within Pirehill Hundred
913:Included under North Division
94: • Succeeded by
13:
1:
302:'to peer', in modern English
1326:See www.staffordshire.gov.uk
217:, which latter includes the
7:
1209:
1199:
1189:
1174:
1161:
1150:
1139:
1128:
1117:
1095:
1084:
1082:St Mary (part) and St Chad
1043:
1030:
1018:
1006:
994:
982:
969:
957:
945:
932:
922:
909:
899:
887:
875:
863:
850:
841:
838:
826:
813:
800:
790:
778:
766:
732:
720:
708:
696:
684:
672:
660:
648:
636:
624:
612:
600:
588:
576:
563:
550:
538:
526:
514:
501:
492:
489:
480:
477:
465:
273:towards North Pirehill Farm
10:
1377:
607:
332:
1361:Hundreds of Staffordshire
1182:
1103:
1072:
182:Hundred, on the south by
153:
143:
133:
126:
122:
114:
106:
102:
92:
82:
72:
62:
55:
45:
37:
32:
1234:
1251:by William White (1834)
907:(Newcastle-under-Lyme)
744:Pirehill South Division
443:Pirehill North Division
317:
277:
436:
362:extra-parochial places
274:
262:
252:
207:Trent and Mersey Canal
84: • Abolished
38:Former subdivision of
1314:See Staffordshire in
1034:Extra-parochial area
936:Extra-parochial area
854:Extra-parochial area
804:Extra-parochial area
431:
424:Population statistics
268:
258:
247:
973:See breakdown below
633:Newcastle-under-Lyme
211:Newcastle-under-Lyme
74: • Created
1126:Hopton & Coton
645:Norton-in-the-Moors
139:Parishes (see text)
64: • Origin
1065:Population in 1831
1015:Weston under Trent
754:Population in 1831
437:
275:
263:
253:
145: • Units
68:Anglo-Saxon period
1229:Stafford District
1216:
1215:
1159:Salt & Enson
1052:
1051:
741:
740:
157:
156:
135: • Type
16:(Redirected from
1368:
1345:
1342:
1336:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1303:
1297:
1294:
1288:
1285:
1279:
1276:
1270:
1267:
1261:
1258:
1252:
1245:
1059:
1058:
748:
747:
669:Stoke-upon-Trent
547:Drayton in Hales
447:
446:
433:Pirehill Hundred
370:chief constables
339:Alfred the Great
320:
249:Pirehill Hundred
213:and the city of
146:
136:
95:
85:
75:
65:
50:
30:
29:
21:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1339:
1334:
1330:
1325:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1304:
1300:
1295:
1291:
1286:
1282:
1277:
1273:
1268:
1264:
1259:
1255:
1246:
1242:
1237:
1057:
798:Chartley Holme
746:
445:
426:
417:rural districts
413:urban districts
335:
280:
144:
134:
93:
83:
73:
63:
51:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1374:
1364:
1363:
1347:
1346:
1337:
1328:
1319:
1307:
1298:
1289:
1280:
1271:
1262:
1253:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1093:Castle Church
1090:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1005:
999:
998:
996:
993:
987:
986:
984:
981:
975:
974:
971:
968:
962:
961:
959:
956:
950:
949:
947:
944:
938:
937:
934:
931:
927:
926:
924:
921:
915:
914:
911:
908:
904:
903:
901:
898:
892:
891:
889:
886:
880:
879:
877:
874:
868:
867:
865:
862:
856:
855:
852:
849:
843:
842:
840:
837:
831:
830:
828:
825:
819:
818:
815:
812:
806:
805:
802:
799:
795:
794:
792:
789:
783:
782:
780:
777:
771:
770:
768:
765:
763:Abbots Bromley
759:
758:
755:
752:
745:
742:
739:
738:
736:
731:
725:
724:
722:
719:
713:
712:
710:
707:
701:
700:
698:
695:
689:
688:
686:
683:
677:
676:
674:
671:
665:
664:
662:
659:
653:
652:
650:
647:
641:
640:
638:
635:
629:
628:
626:
623:
617:
616:
614:
611:
605:
604:
602:
599:
593:
592:
590:
587:
581:
580:
578:
575:
569:
568:
565:
562:
556:
555:
552:
549:
543:
542:
540:
537:
531:
530:
528:
525:
519:
518:
516:
513:
507:
506:
503:
500:
494:
493:
491:
488:
482:
481:
479:
476:
470:
469:
467:
464:
458:
457:
454:
451:
444:
441:
425:
422:
334:
331:
318:pirige, pyrige
279:
276:
239:Abbots Bromley
215:Stoke-on-Trent
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
141:
140:
137:
131:
130:
128:
124:
123:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
99:
96:
90:
89:
86:
80:
79:
76:
70:
69:
66:
60:
59:
57:
53:
52:
43:
42:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1373:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1341:
1332:
1323:
1317:
1311:
1302:
1293:
1284:
1275:
1266:
1257:
1250:
1244:
1240:
1232:
1230:
1227:, now within
1226:
1222:
1212:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1048:
1046:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1009:
1004:
1001:
1000:
997:
992:
989:
988:
985:
980:
977:
976:
972:
967:
964:
963:
960:
955:
952:
951:
948:
943:
940:
939:
935:
930:Ranton Abbey
929:
928:
925:
920:
917:
916:
912:
906:
905:
902:
897:
894:
893:
890:
885:
882:
881:
878:
873:
870:
869:
866:
861:
858:
857:
853:
848:
845:
844:
836:
833:
832:
829:
824:
821:
820:
816:
811:
808:
807:
803:
797:
796:
793:
788:
785:
784:
781:
776:
773:
772:
769:
764:
761:
760:
756:
753:
750:
749:
737:
735:
730:
727:
726:
723:
718:
715:
714:
711:
706:
703:
702:
699:
694:
691:
690:
687:
682:
679:
678:
675:
670:
667:
666:
663:
658:
655:
654:
651:
646:
643:
642:
639:
634:
631:
630:
627:
622:
619:
618:
615:
610:
606:
603:
598:
595:
594:
591:
586:
583:
582:
579:
574:
571:
570:
566:
561:
558:
557:
553:
548:
545:
544:
541:
536:
533:
532:
529:
524:
521:
520:
517:
512:
509:
508:
504:
499:
496:
495:
487:
484:
483:
475:
472:
471:
468:
463:
460:
459:
455:
452:
449:
448:
440:
434:
430:
421:
418:
414:
410:
405:
403:
399:
395:
390:
389:county courts
385:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
350:
348:
344:
340:
330:
328:
324:
319:
313:
309:
305:
301:
296:
294:
290:
286:
272:
267:
261:
257:
250:
246:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
172:Staffordshire
169:
165:
161:
152:
148:
142:
138:
132:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
91:
87:
81:
77:
71:
67:
61:
58:
54:
49:
44:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1340:
1331:
1322:
1310:
1301:
1292:
1283:
1274:
1265:
1256:
1248:
1243:
1217:
1105:
1104:
1074:
1073:
1044:
1039:
733:
728:
438:
432:
406:
386:
351:
336:
326:
322:
311:
307:
303:
299:
297:
281:
270:
259:
248:
229:, Lane-End,
196:
159:
158:
127:Subdivisions
78:10th century
1099:Cuttleston
621:Mucklestone
573:High Offley
199:River Trent
1171:Whitgreave
1114:Tillington
787:Blithfield
717:Wolstanton
681:Swynnerton
560:Eccleshall
378:Eccleshall
358:chapelries
343:Totmonslow
312:spyre-mann
293:Totmonslow
269:View from
235:Eccleshall
188:Shropshire
184:Cuttleston
115:Government
1178:Pirehill
1165:Pirehill
1154:Pirehill
1143:Pirehill
1132:Pirehill
1121:Pirehill
1088:Pirehill
954:Seighford
860:Ellenhall
847:Cresswell
775:Barlaston
757:Comments
498:Balterley
456:Comments
453:Pop. 1831
394:Potteries
382:Seighford
366:townships
271:Pire Hill
219:Potteries
1355:Category
1221:Stafford
1148:Marston
1137:Worston
1068:Hundred
966:Stafford
884:Ingestre
705:Whitmore
693:Trentham
523:Biddulph
462:Adbaston
398:Stafford
374:Adbaston
354:parishes
347:hundreds
289:Pirehill
203:Ingestre
192:Cheshire
160:Pirehill
149:Parishes
110:Obsolete
33:Pirehill
18:Pirehill
896:Milwich
835:Colwich
810:Chebsey
721:10,853
673:37,220
657:Standon
597:Madeley
539:12,714
535:Burslem
409:statute
333:History
223:Burslem
176:England
166:in the
164:hundred
118:Hundred
98:various
56:History
40:England
1210:1,374
1200:8,512
1190:9,886
1187:Total
1096:1,374
1085:6,956
1062:Parish
1045:25,879
1027:Yarlet
1003:Tixall
995:1,283
983:7,808
970:8,512
942:Sandon
919:Ranton
872:Gayton
823:Colton
751:Parish
734:93,183
697:2,344
649:2,407
637:8,192
601:1,190
589:1,130
564:4,471
527:1,987
511:Betley
490:3,617
486:Audley
474:Ashley
450:Parish
360:and 5
237:, and
227:Hanley
180:Offlow
168:county
107:Status
1235:Notes
1225:Stone
1040:Total
991:Stowe
979:Stone
767:1621
729:Total
585:Keele
402:Stone
356:, 14
308:spyre
300:piren
285:Stone
231:Stone
162:is a
1247:See
1223:and
1175:195
1162:533
1151:119
1129:642
1019:498
1007:176
958:898
946:558
923:273
900:551
888:116
876:296
864:286
839:874
827:675
814:414
791:468
779:514
709:281
685:791
661:420
625:964
613:505
609:Maer
577:759
551:737
515:870
502:305
478:825
466:601
415:and
400:and
380:and
327:pyra
304:peer
291:and
278:Name
197:The
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