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STAFFORD , a See also:market See also:town, municipal and See also:parliamentary See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough, and the See also:county town of See also:Staffordshire, See also:England, on the See also:river Sow, a western tributary of the See also:Trent. Pop. (Igor), 20,895. It is an important junction on the See also:main See also:line of the See also:London & See also:North-Western railway, by which it is 1331 M. N.W. from London. Branches of this See also:company diverge to See also:Wolverhampton and See also:Birmingham, and to See also:Walsall; a See also:joint line of the North-Western and See also:Great Western companies to See also:Shrewsbury and See also:Welshpool; the Great See also:Northern serves the town from the eastern counties, and the North Staffordshire runs north through the See also:Potteries See also:district. The town, while largely modernized, contains a number of picturesque See also:half-timbered houses. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Mary, a See also:fine cruciform See also:building having a transitional See also:Norman See also:nave, and See also:Early See also:English and Decorated in other parts, was formerly collegiate, its canons having mention in Domesday, though the See also:complete See also:foundation is attributed to See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King See also:John. It contains a memorial to the famous See also:angler, Izaak See also:Walton, See also:born at Stafford in 1593. The older church of St See also:Chad contains See also:good Norman details, but is chiefly a reconstruction. It formerly provided See also:sanctuary. There are county See also:council buildings, a See also:shire See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall and a borough hall. The See also:grammar school is an See also:ancient foundation enlarged in 1550 by See also:Edward VI. The county technical institution is in Stafford. A museum, consisting principally of the collections of See also:Clement Wragge, and called by his name, contains a specially fine See also:series of fossils. 'The See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Salt library, presented to the borough in 1872 after the See also:death of the See also:collector, has a large collection of books and See also:MSS., deeds and pictures See also:relating to the county. Charitable institutions include a See also:general infirmary, county See also:asylum, and the Coton See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill intitution for the insane. The burgesses of Stafford had formerly See also:common rights over a considerable See also:tract known as Coton See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
Field and See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
Stone See also:Flat; the first is now divided into allotments and the second is a recreation ground. The See also:staple See also:trade is the manufacture of
boots and shoes; there are ironworks, and salt is prepared from brine See also:wells in the neighbourhood. These also See also:supply See also:baths. The parliamentary borough was extended in 1885, when the See also:representation was reduced from two members to one. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. See also:Area, 1084 acres.
In the beautiful well-wooded neighbourhood an interesting site is that of Stafford See also:Castle, on a hill commanding a wide prospect. The existing ruin is that of an unfinished See also:mansion dating from 181o, which replaced an old stronghold. Beyond it is an early encampment, See also:Bury See also:Ring.
Stafford (Sladord, Staffort, Stafforde) is said to have originally been called Betheney from Berthelin, a See also:hermit who lived here. The first See also:authentic mention of it is in the Anglo-Saxon See also:Chronicle, where it is stated that Aethelflead, See also:lady of the Mercians, in 913 built a fort at Stafford. It was a See also:place of considerable importance in later Anglo-Saxon times, and the See also:evidence of coins shows that a See also:mint then existed here. Stafford is described as a borough in Domesday See also:Book, and at the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the survey it Was the See also:chief place in the county though many of the houses were " wasted." The king received all the dues, two-thirds coming to him as king, the other third as See also:earl of Stafford. From the Domesday Survey it appears that the Conqueror took certain See also:land out of the See also:manor of See also:Chelsea in See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order to erect a castle at Stafford; this was destroyed in the See also:wars of the 17th See also:century. A See also:charter from John in 1206 constituted Stafford a See also:free borough. In 1399 the See also:government was by bailiffs. In 1501 it was ordered that two bailiffs should be elected annually out of a council of twenty-five burgesses. Charters were granted by Edward VI. in 1551 and by See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I. in 16o5, the latter incorporating it under the See also:title of the mayor and burgesses of the borough of Stafford: owing to irregularities in elections, another almost similar charter was given by See also:George IV., under which the town was governed until 1835. In See also:Elizabeth's reign Stafford was in a depressed See also:condition owing partly to the decay of the cap manufacture which formerly had been considerable. See also:Speed (d. 1629) states that See also:Lichfield is "more large" than Stafford: in the See also:middle of the 18th century the town had " greatly encreased of See also:late by their manufacture of See also:cloth: about the same time the See also:shoe trade began. Two fairs, to be held on St See also:Matthew's See also:day and on the 4th of See also:December, were granted in 1261 and 1685 respectively, and are still kept up. There are now eight See also:annual fairs in all.
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