Church Eaton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire some 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Stafford, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Penkridge and 4 miles (6 km) from the county boundary with Shropshire. It is in rolling dairy farming countryside. The hamlet of Wood Eaton is northwest of the village.
Church Eaton | |
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Population | 680 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ847175 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stafford |
Postcode district | ST20 |
Dialling code | 01785 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Website | Church Eaton |
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The Church of England parish church of Saint Editha[2] largely dates from the 12th century. It has a square west tower with a spire, a large 7-light east window of fine stained glass by C.E. Kempe depicting scenes from the life of Christ,[3] and "the broken and repaired remains of an elaborate early 12th century font, closely related to the font at Bradley,"[4] and that at Lilleshall, except that the font at Bradley[5] is in much better condition. Nikolaus Pevsner states that these fonts were all made at Gnosall.
Church Eaton has a public house, The Royal Oak.[6]
There is also a village institute,[7]
Church Eaton also has a cricket club, which is part of the North Staffordshire south Cheshire Cricket Leagues and run a many number of junior & senior teams for all genders.
Church eaton also has a Tennis Club.
The community also has a Church Eaton Activities Diary of public events.
Civil parishes of the Borough of Stafford | |
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