Whitmore, Staffordshire

Whitmore
Whitmore
Whitmore shown within Staffordshire
Population 1,554 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference SJ810407
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newcastle
Postcode district ST5
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Whitmore is a village and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The name Whitmore can be found in the Domesday book (as Witemore) and also when King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede.

Whitmore Hall, designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and a fine example of a small Carolinian manor house, is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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