WHITE'S HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, 1851

Milton is a large village with an iron foundry and steam-engine manufactory, near the canal; and a small part of it is in Hulton Abbey township, in Burslem parish. There is also a foundry at Norton Green. The manor of Norton is partly copyhold, and belongs chiefly to C.B. Adderley, Esq., Sir George Chetwynd, H.H. Williamson Esq., and Miss Sparrow. The parish Church (St. Bartholomew) was rebuilt in 1738. It is a plain brick edifice, with a square tower at the west end, and is a rectory valued at £550. C.B. Adderley Esq. Is patron and the Rev. G.B. Willdig, M.A. has been the incumbent since 1826. The church-yard was enlarged in 1848, and in the same year C.B. Addreley, Esq. built a small neat chapel at Milton (St Philip) which has only 90 sittings. At Ann's Church at Brown Edge was built by subscription a few years ago, for a district comprising the northern parts of the parish.  C.B. Adderley, Esq., gave £500 towards building St Ann's and near it is a school built in 1845 at the cost of £450. Brown Edge is a perpetual curacy, valued at £150,  in the patronage of the Bishop of Lichfield, and incumbency of the Rev. St. John Mitchell, B.A. The National School at Norton, with a house for the master was built many years ago but two school -rooms etc. have lately been added to it by Miss Sparrow at the cost of £542. It is now in three departments for boys, girls and infants. The master teaches four free scholars for 50s., paid yearly out of the interest of £130, bequeathed chiefly for the poor by William and Ellen Ford and others , and now secured on the Newcastle and Leek turnpike. The poor also have the following yearly doles:- 50s out of Annatt's field, left by William Maer; 12s left by Josiah Keeling, to be paid by his heirs; and 8s. left by Thomas Sherratt, out of his meadow at Milton. The Independants have a chapel at Milton. The Wesleyans have one at Norton and the New Connexion Methodists have one at Smallthorn. The whole parish is a cold and hilly country, abounding in coal, which is got at various depths, in beds from four to seven feet thick. The village of Norton is supplied with water from the water from the works at Wall Grange.  

Marked * are in Bemersley; 1 Ball green; 2, Bedley green; 3 Ford green; 4 Milton; 5 New Inn bank; 6 Norton green; 7 Smallthorn; 8, Whitfield; 9, Brown Edge; 10, at Baddeley Edge, and the rest in Norton Village, or where specified.

Anderson Rev. John, curate
Bailey John, farm bailiff, Greenway Bank
Bailey   Thomas, flint grinder, Cocks head
3 Barlow William, malster
9 Charlesworth Joseph & Thomas, nail manufacturers
8 Corden Uriah, corn miller
3 Faulkner John, commission agent
Fletcher Joseph, mining agent
Fletcher Charles, agent
Hall James, saddler etc.
9 Holloway George and Mrs., school
7 Leek Richard, mason
Lees John, miller, Knypersley
Lyon Rev. John, M.A. curate
Mayer James, nail maker
9 Mitchell Rev. St John B.A. incumbent of Brown Edge
Mosley john, surgeon, Dogcroft
4 Moss Ephraim and Son, joiners and builders
6 Oldaker Edmund Wells, solicitor
Piggott Francis and Barlbrook Sarah, National School
Repton Thomas, gentleman
4 Sargeant, Thomas, miller, Stream Mill
3 Scragg John, colliery agent
Scragg John, wheelwright etc.
7 Tomkinson John, crate maker
Turner John, joiner and builder
Wildig Rev George Burgess, M.A. rector
Williamson Hugh Henshall, Esq., Greenway Bank
Wright Thomas, surgeon

Inns and Taverns

Bell and Dragon, Hannah Scragg
Cock, Enoch Baddeley
Duke of Wellington, John Chusen
4 Foxley Hotel, Hermin Persell
9 Holly Bush, Joseph Bullock
4 Old True Blue, Thomas Kendall
5 Robin Hood, John Tansley Pointon

Beerhouses

10 Cope Thomas
Dale Ephraim
9 Dawson John
Doncaster John
7 Duncalf John
7 Foster John
1 Holdcroft Sarah
6 Mayer James
7 Sawyer William
9 Sheldon Richard
9 Simcock Elizabeth
10 Swift Moses

Blacksmiths etc.

9 Chadwick Joseph
7 Cornwell James
1 Holdcroft Ralph
1 Holdcroft William
Leek Hamlet
5 Leek Jesse
4 Moss E. & Son
Taylor Thomas
4 Turner Thomas

Boot & Shoe Makers

*Adams Charles
Clews John
1 Holdcroft John
4 Mould Joseph
9 Turner William
Wright Paul

Butchers

Bullock John
9 Bullock Joseph
7 Moody Edwin
Unwin John
6 Unwin J. junior

Coal Masters

Brindley Elias 
Dean Richard
3 Hales Charles, Downfield and Norton Park Collieries

Farmers

3 Abbott Samuel
6 Averill Thomas
Bailey James
9 Baskyfold William
9 Boardman William
*Bourne James
8 Bourne Mary
4 Burnet William 
8 Carps Hugh
Chell Edward
*Chadwick George
*Chadwick John
9 Dean Joseph
Dean Josiah
Dean Richard
8 Dutton Edwin
3 Glover Samuel 
9 Goodwin Joseph
3 Hales Charles
*Harvey Richard, Ridgway House
1 Holdcroft Hugh
8 Jolly James
*Jolly John, Ridgway Hall
4 Lindop James
2 Lindop William
Mitchell Thomas
Mountford George
9 Mountford John
3 Mountford John
9 Mountford Joseph
9 Mountford William
6 Repton Richard
1 Sargeant John
9 Sargeant Joseph (& cheesefactor)
*Scragg Samuel
2 Tomkinson James
Turner Samuel
Turner William Ball Edge
8* Unwin Mary
2 Willshaw William
*Wood John
1 Wood Ralph
4 Woolliscroft J
4 Yardley Benjamin

Grocers & Drapers

Ball Joseph, Post Office
Meaden John
4 Sargeant Thomas
7 Wildblood Henry Edward (and engraver)

Ironfounders etc.

6 Cope John (& engineer)
4 Cope George

Shopkeepers

4 Boulton Joseph
4 Cartledge James
7 Foster John
6 Mayer John
7 Sawyer William
Unwin Samuel, Nettle bank

Tailors

7 Berry Allen
Mountford Joseph

POST OFFICE at Joseph Ball's. Letters desp(atched) 8p.m. by Newcastle mail cart.