In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elkstone like this:
ELKSTONE and WARSLOW, three townships and two chapelries in Alstonefield parish, Stafford. Two of the townships are Lower and Upper Elkstone; and they lie near the river Manifold, 5 miles ENE of Leek town and r. station. The other township is Warslow, and lies 7 miles ENE of Leek. Real property of Lower Elkstone, £485; of Upper Elkstone, £1, 389; of Warslow, £1, 896, -of which £54 are in mines. ...
Pop. of the three, 689. Houses, 147. The two chapelries are Elkstone and Warslow; and they have a post office, of the name of Warslow, under Ashborne. Both are p. curacies, but they jointly form one living. Value, £73 and £105. Patron, the Vicar of Alstonefield. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Elkstone through time
Elkstone is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elkstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elkstone in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21409
Date accessed: 26th May 2024
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