245:
37:
234:
284:) 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.
418:
255:
381:
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
380:
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
271:
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
408:
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
303:
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
167:. 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
385:, 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
1207:
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
326:
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
393:, 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.
276:. 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 (
295:, 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
272:
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
310:'pear-tree' may be possible phonologically, but seems less likely for other reasons A later authority, David Horovitz, suggests in his PhD thesis
190:
rises at its northern extremity and flows through it in a south-easterly direction, passing
Trentham, where it becomes somewhat navigable, then
36:
1258:
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
401:
373:, had townships in both divisions, an inconvenience which divided many of their parochial affairs between the two chief constables.
357:
and containing several hundred villages and hamlets. It was separated into the north and south divisions, under the control of two
1349:
330:
into counties, hundreds and tithings. From the beginning, Staffordshire was divided into the hundreds of
Pirehill,
409:
Staffordshire
Moorlands, East Staffordshire and Lichfield only have one or two parishes each in the old Hundred.
1285:
A topographical history of Staffordshire, by William Pitt, pub J. Smith (Newcastle -under-Lyme), 1817; page 13
335:
152:
1102:
342:
835:
361:. The north and south divisions were of very unequal extent and population. The large parishes of
1333:
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, by John Marius Wilson, 1872 and www.staffordshire.gov.uk
693:
681:
428:
The population of the Hundred, its two divisions and its various parochial units is shown below:
382:
254:
207:
884:
823:
645:
585:
195:
1003:
930:
907:
860:
811:
474:
462:
244:
215:
1213:
967:
621:
390:
350:
318:, meaning bonfire, and "that the name could record the early use of the hill as a beacon".
273:
219:
199:
1043:
8:
1220:(but not its westernmost parishes), with the remainder falling in the Northern Division.
633:
597:
1217:
979:
535:
327:
376:
Most of the functions of the Hundreds were extinguished with the establishment of
358:
314:(2003) that it "not inconceivable" that name might also have come from the Latin
233:
751:
657:
405:
400:, in 1894 the Hundred was made functionally obsolete with the establishment of
227:
203:
1343:
1324:
See History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire by William White (1834)
1249:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page xxxiii
1015:
287:
The first element of the Pire Hill name may be connected with Middle English
194:, Shugborough and Wolseley; and nearly parallel with that river now runs the
160:
377:
1276:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page 147
1267:
The English Hundred Names, by Olof Anderson, Lund (Sweden), 1934. Page 144
609:
561:
187:
1159:
1044:
Parochial areas in the parliamentary borough of Stafford (as from 1832)
775:
705:
669:
548:
417:
366:
331:
281:
223:
176:
172:
942:
848:
763:
486:
370:
354:
198:. It contains the boroughs of Stafford, the county town, the town of
1304:
1294:
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, by John Marius Wilson, 1872
1209:
954:
872:
511:
450:
386:
362:
346:
277:
191:
180:
798:
523:
397:
211:
164:
28:
305:
991:
499:
168:
156:
573:
1095:
Townships of St. Mary's parish outside the municipal borough
312:
A survey and analysis of the place-names of Staffordshire
334:, Offlow, Cuttleston and Seisdon. The importance of the
341:By the early 19th century the Hundred comprised 42
1238:History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire
1341:
210:. Besides these, Pirehill has six market towns:
249:Hundreds of Staffordshire (north to the right)
396:Abandoned although never abolished by legal
806:Including Chebsey: 377 and Cold Borton: 37
494:Part of Barthomley parish, mostly Cheshire
175:Hundred, and on the west and north-west by
732:
431:
416:
412:
253:
243:
232:
1342:
1064:Parishes within the municipal borough
543:Part of parish, mostly in Shropshire
556:Including Chapel and Hill Chorlton
13:
14:
1361:
1305:http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk
424:showing North and South Divisions
353:, which were subdivided into 126
16:Hundred in Staffordshire, England
1196:Total within Cuttleston Hundred
338:declined from the 17th century.
299:would give a similar meaning, a
240:with present district boundaries
35:
1327:
1318:
1309:
1297:
1288:
1279:
1270:
1261:
1252:
1243:
1230:
1186:Total within Pirehill Hundred
902:Included under North Division
83: • Succeeded by
1:
291:'to peer', in modern English
1315:See www.staffordshire.gov.uk
206:, which latter includes the
7:
1198:
1188:
1178:
1163:
1150:
1139:
1128:
1117:
1106:
1084:
1073:
1071:St Mary (part) and St Chad
1032:
1019:
1007:
995:
983:
971:
958:
946:
934:
921:
911:
898:
888:
876:
864:
852:
839:
830:
827:
815:
802:
789:
779:
767:
755:
721:
709:
697:
685:
673:
661:
649:
637:
625:
613:
601:
589:
577:
565:
552:
539:
527:
515:
503:
490:
481:
478:
469:
466:
454:
262:towards North Pirehill Farm
10:
1366:
596:
321:
1350:Hundreds of Staffordshire
1171:
1092:
1061:
171:Hundred, on the south by
142:
132:
122:
115:
111:
103:
95:
91:
81:
71:
61:
51:
44:
34:
26:
21:
1223:
1240:by William White (1834)
896:(Newcastle-under-Lyme)
733:Pirehill South Division
432:Pirehill North Division
306:
266:
425:
351:extra-parochial places
263:
251:
241:
196:Trent and Mersey Canal
73: • Abolished
27:Former subdivision of
1303:See Staffordshire in
1023:Extra-parochial area
925:Extra-parochial area
843:Extra-parochial area
793:Extra-parochial area
420:
413:Population statistics
257:
247:
236:
962:See breakdown below
622:Newcastle-under-Lyme
200:Newcastle-under-Lyme
63: • Created
1115:Hopton & Coton
634:Norton-in-the-Moors
128:Parishes (see text)
53: • Origin
1054:Population in 1831
1004:Weston under Trent
743:Population in 1831
426:
264:
252:
242:
134: • Units
57:Anglo-Saxon period
1218:Stafford District
1205:
1204:
1148:Salt & Enson
1041:
1040:
730:
729:
146:
145:
124: • Type
1357:
1334:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1316:
1313:
1307:
1301:
1295:
1292:
1286:
1283:
1277:
1274:
1268:
1265:
1259:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1241:
1234:
1048:
1047:
737:
736:
658:Stoke-upon-Trent
536:Drayton in Hales
436:
435:
422:Pirehill Hundred
359:chief constables
328:Alfred the Great
309:
238:Pirehill Hundred
202:and the city of
135:
125:
84:
74:
64:
54:
39:
19:
18:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1355:
1354:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1328:
1323:
1319:
1314:
1310:
1302:
1298:
1293:
1289:
1284:
1280:
1275:
1271:
1266:
1262:
1257:
1253:
1248:
1244:
1235:
1231:
1226:
1046:
787:Chartley Holme
735:
434:
415:
406:rural districts
402:urban districts
324:
269:
133:
123:
82:
72:
62:
52:
40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1363:
1353:
1352:
1336:
1335:
1326:
1317:
1308:
1296:
1287:
1278:
1269:
1260:
1251:
1242:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1099:
1098:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1082:Castle Church
1079:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1059:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1000:
999:
997:
994:
988:
987:
985:
982:
976:
975:
973:
970:
964:
963:
960:
957:
951:
950:
948:
945:
939:
938:
936:
933:
927:
926:
923:
920:
916:
915:
913:
910:
904:
903:
900:
897:
893:
892:
890:
887:
881:
880:
878:
875:
869:
868:
866:
863:
857:
856:
854:
851:
845:
844:
841:
838:
832:
831:
829:
826:
820:
819:
817:
814:
808:
807:
804:
801:
795:
794:
791:
788:
784:
783:
781:
778:
772:
771:
769:
766:
760:
759:
757:
754:
752:Abbots Bromley
748:
747:
744:
741:
734:
731:
728:
727:
725:
720:
714:
713:
711:
708:
702:
701:
699:
696:
690:
689:
687:
684:
678:
677:
675:
672:
666:
665:
663:
660:
654:
653:
651:
648:
642:
641:
639:
636:
630:
629:
627:
624:
618:
617:
615:
612:
606:
605:
603:
600:
594:
593:
591:
588:
582:
581:
579:
576:
570:
569:
567:
564:
558:
557:
554:
551:
545:
544:
541:
538:
532:
531:
529:
526:
520:
519:
517:
514:
508:
507:
505:
502:
496:
495:
492:
489:
483:
482:
480:
477:
471:
470:
468:
465:
459:
458:
456:
453:
447:
446:
443:
440:
433:
430:
414:
411:
323:
320:
307:pirige, pyrige
268:
265:
228:Abbots Bromley
204:Stoke-on-Trent
144:
143:
140:
139:
136:
130:
129:
126:
120:
119:
117:
113:
112:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
89:
88:
85:
79:
78:
75:
69:
68:
65:
59:
58:
55:
49:
48:
46:
42:
41:
32:
31:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1362:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1330:
1321:
1312:
1306:
1300:
1291:
1282:
1273:
1264:
1255:
1246:
1239:
1233:
1229:
1221:
1219:
1216:, now within
1215:
1211:
1201:
1195:
1194:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1091:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1037:
1035:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1005:
1002:
1001:
998:
993:
990:
989:
986:
981:
978:
977:
974:
969:
966:
965:
961:
956:
953:
952:
949:
944:
941:
940:
937:
932:
929:
928:
924:
919:Ranton Abbey
918:
917:
914:
909:
906:
905:
901:
895:
894:
891:
886:
883:
882:
879:
874:
871:
870:
867:
862:
859:
858:
855:
850:
847:
846:
842:
837:
834:
833:
825:
822:
821:
818:
813:
810:
809:
805:
800:
797:
796:
792:
786:
785:
782:
777:
774:
773:
770:
765:
762:
761:
758:
753:
750:
749:
745:
742:
739:
738:
726:
724:
719:
716:
715:
712:
707:
704:
703:
700:
695:
692:
691:
688:
683:
680:
679:
676:
671:
668:
667:
664:
659:
656:
655:
652:
647:
644:
643:
640:
635:
632:
631:
628:
623:
620:
619:
616:
611:
608:
607:
604:
599:
595:
592:
587:
584:
583:
580:
575:
572:
571:
568:
563:
560:
559:
555:
550:
547:
546:
542:
537:
534:
533:
530:
525:
522:
521:
518:
513:
510:
509:
506:
501:
498:
497:
493:
488:
485:
484:
476:
473:
472:
464:
461:
460:
457:
452:
449:
448:
444:
441:
438:
437:
429:
423:
419:
410:
407:
403:
399:
394:
392:
388:
384:
379:
378:county courts
374:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
339:
337:
333:
329:
319:
317:
313:
308:
302:
298:
294:
290:
285:
283:
279:
275:
261:
256:
250:
246:
239:
235:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
161:Staffordshire
158:
154:
150:
141:
137:
131:
127:
121:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
80:
76:
70:
66:
60:
56:
50:
47:
43:
38:
33:
30:
25:
20:
1329:
1320:
1311:
1299:
1290:
1281:
1272:
1263:
1254:
1245:
1237:
1232:
1206:
1094:
1093:
1063:
1062:
1033:
1028:
722:
717:
427:
421:
395:
375:
340:
325:
315:
311:
300:
296:
292:
288:
286:
270:
259:
248:
237:
218:, Lane-End,
185:
148:
147:
116:Subdivisions
67:10th century
1088:Cuttleston
610:Mucklestone
562:High Offley
188:River Trent
1160:Whitgreave
1103:Tillington
776:Blithfield
706:Wolstanton
670:Swynnerton
549:Eccleshall
367:Eccleshall
347:chapelries
332:Totmonslow
301:spyre-mann
282:Totmonslow
258:View from
224:Eccleshall
177:Shropshire
173:Cuttleston
104:Government
1167:Pirehill
1154:Pirehill
1143:Pirehill
1132:Pirehill
1121:Pirehill
1110:Pirehill
1077:Pirehill
943:Seighford
849:Ellenhall
836:Cresswell
764:Barlaston
746:Comments
487:Balterley
445:Comments
442:Pop. 1831
383:Potteries
371:Seighford
355:townships
260:Pire Hill
208:Potteries
1344:Category
1210:Stafford
1137:Marston
1126:Worston
1057:Hundred
955:Stafford
873:Ingestre
694:Whitmore
682:Trentham
512:Biddulph
451:Adbaston
387:Stafford
363:Adbaston
343:parishes
336:hundreds
278:Pirehill
192:Ingestre
181:Cheshire
149:Pirehill
138:Parishes
99:Obsolete
22:Pirehill
885:Milwich
824:Colwich
799:Chebsey
710:10,853
662:37,220
646:Standon
586:Madeley
528:12,714
524:Burslem
398:statute
322:History
212:Burslem
165:England
155:in the
153:hundred
107:Hundred
87:various
45:History
29:England
1199:1,374
1189:8,512
1179:9,886
1176:Total
1085:1,374
1074:6,956
1051:Parish
1034:25,879
1016:Yarlet
992:Tixall
984:1,283
972:7,808
959:8,512
931:Sandon
908:Ranton
861:Gayton
812:Colton
740:Parish
723:93,183
686:2,344
638:2,407
626:8,192
590:1,190
578:1,130
553:4,471
516:1,987
500:Betley
479:3,617
475:Audley
463:Ashley
439:Parish
349:and 5
226:, and
216:Hanley
169:Offlow
157:county
96:Status
1224:Notes
1214:Stone
1029:Total
980:Stowe
968:Stone
756:1621
718:Total
574:Keele
391:Stone
345:, 14
297:spyre
289:piren
274:Stone
220:Stone
151:is a
1236:See
1212:and
1164:195
1151:533
1140:119
1118:642
1008:498
996:176
947:898
935:558
912:273
889:551
877:116
865:296
853:286
828:874
816:675
803:414
780:468
768:514
698:281
674:791
650:420
614:964
602:505
598:Maer
566:759
540:737
504:870
491:305
467:825
455:601
404:and
389:and
369:and
316:pyra
293:peer
280:and
267:Name
186:The
179:and
77:1894
1129:25
1107:42
1020:21
922:17
840:11
159:of
1346::
899:-
790:9
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