Ranton, Staffordshire

Hamlet in Staffordshire, England

Human settlement in England

Ranton

All Saints Church, Ranton

Ranton

Location within Staffordshire

Population| 382 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference| SJ856242
Civil parish|

* Ranton

District|

* Stafford

Shire county|

* Staffordshire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Stafford
Postcode district| ST18
Police| Staffordshire
Fire| Staffordshire
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Stafford

List of places

England
Staffordshire

52°49′N 2°12′W﻿ / ﻿52.817°N 2.200°W﻿ / 52.817; -2.200

Ranton is a hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Stafford, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Woodseaves and 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Gnosall. The population taken at the 2011 census was 382.[1] As of 2013, both public houses that once operated in Ranton were bought and subsequently removed from operation. Due to this, Ranton is now listed as a hamlet.

## History

[edit]

Ranton is listed under the Pirehill Hundred section of Domesday Book. There is debate as to how the name Ranton was spelt prior to the 18th century, possibilities include 'Ronton', 'Rantone' (as named in Domesday Book in 1086[2]) and 'Rantun' (rarely used).

## All Saints church, Ranton

[edit]

All Saints church, Ranton, is a small ancient structure, dating from the 13th century.

The building was renovated in 1753, when the chancel was built. The east window was probably put in at this time. The bell turret was removed in 1889, but was re-erected in the 1940s in memory of Frank Russell and John Owen Timms, two local men who lost their lives in the Second World War. The new turret was not strong enough to support the bells, which had to be removed and put onto storage until the turret was rebuilt.[3] The church has a small bell-tower at the west end of the nave with two bells, and was repaired and a gallery erected in 1840. The restoration was supervised by Staffordshire ecclesiastical architect Andrew Capper.[4] The parish registers commence in 1655. The original registers for the period 1655-1993 (Baptisms), 1655-1984 (Marriages) & 1655-1993 (Burials) are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office. Bishops Transcripts, 1660-1868 (with gaps 1840–1854) are deposited at Lichfield Record office.[5]

The ruins of both Ranton Abbey and Abbey House stand nearby.

## See also

[edit]

* Listed buildings in Ranton, Staffordshire
* Ranton Green

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
2. ^ "Bad Credit Loans Online | High Acceptance Rates | Quick Loans Express".
3. ^ All Saint's Church, Ranton
4. ^ All Saints, Ranton
5. ^ Ranton

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ranton, Staffordshire.

* Picture of Ranton Abbey Tower and Abbey House viewed from the south
* Photograph of Abbey House from the south, c.1912, in its heyday, with Abbey visible to left

* v
* t
* e

Civil parishes of the Borough of Stafford

* Adbaston
* Barlaston
* Berkswich
* Bradley
* Brocton
* Chebsey
* Church Eaton
* Colwich
* Creswell
* Doxey
* Eccleshall
* Ellenhall
* Forton
* Fradswell
* Fulford
* Gayton
* Gnosall
* Haughton
* High Offley
* Hilderstone
* Hixon
* Hopton and Coton
* Hyde Lea
* Ingestre
* Marston
* Milwich
* Norbury
* Ranton
* Salt and Enson
* Sandon and Burston
* Seighford
* Standon
* Stone
* Stone Rural
* Stowe-by-Chartley
* Swynnerton
* Tixall
* Weston
* Whitgreave
* Yarnfield and Cold Meece

Authority control databases

National|

* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

52°49′N 2°12′W﻿ / ﻿52.817°N 2.200°W﻿ / 52.817; -2.200
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template