Christianity in Britain, when in- troduced, 18, 448 Church ales, 463 Church rates, 495 Churches, ancient and modern, Clays used by the potters, 44, 48 Cliff Hay, 304, 512, 599 Cliff Ville, 334, 511 Colclough Lane, 195 Coins, ancient, 17, 122 Collieries, 102, 127, 210, 344, Combinations of workmen, 67 Druidical monument.--See Bride- stones Drunkenness, observations on, 39, Earthenware manufacture, when Eaves, 528 Ecclesiastical survey of Henry Erdeswick's survey, references to, Etruria, 50, 443-6 Etymological disquisitions, 70, Fenton, 23, 27, 304, 535 Culvert, 23, 535, 539 Vivian, 23, 535, 546 Flint mills, 52, 165 Flint used in pottery, 48, 51, 593 Franklin, Dr., letter of, 54 Gas works, 105, 268, 379, 506 Golden Hill, 122, 127, 596 Harding's wood, 126 Hamel, 210 INDEX OF PLACES, ETC. Hanley, 23, 304, 337, 350-408 Helegh castle, 71, 124, 135, 139, Hides of Land, 72, 183, 508 ✓ Highways, repairs of, 105, 269, Horton, 147, 530 Hot Lane, 283 Hulton, 135-6, 142-5, 288-296 Ikeneld-street, 12 Infirmary, North Staffordshire, Inns, 271, 406, 498, 574 454 Iron furnaces and founderies, 124, Ironstone mines, 78, 124, 333, Keel, 81, 111 Kennermont, 136, 289 Kidsgrove, or Kidcrew, 128 Connexion and Dissenters Knypersley Hall and Mauor, 178, reservoir, 177 Lane End, 23, 555-575 Libraries, 269, 386 393, 408 11 Lighting of towns, 104, 253, 369, 506, 574, 579 Liverpool, state of, in the 14th century, 312 Local history, 1, et seq. district parish of, 570 Lyme Woodlands, 20, 303 Maer Hall, 443 Manors, history of, 72, 322 Mechanics' Institution, 392 Meetings, public, 371 Meir Village, 560 Merchandize, table of, 389 Methodist New Connexion, 35, 96, 398, 496 Middlecliff, 136 Milton, 296 Mineral springs, 210 Mines, 331, 344, 600, and see Collieries Mixon, 136, 147 Moorland dialect (specimen of), 226, &c. Monasteries and Monks, 289, 295 Mount (The) 502, 511 Mow Cop, 98, 128 Museums, 261, 394 Myrrhine vases, 449—(note) Newcastle-under-Lyme, Manor castle of, 298, &c. customs of, 326, &c. Newchapel, 122, 130 Newspaper press, 68 Normacote, 136, 139, 304 Norton-in-the-Moors, 27,296,532 Oldcott, 122, 127 Ordovices, a British tribe, 6 Paper mill, 376 Penkhull, 23, 25, 26, 498, 507- Picture gallery (Mr. Meigh's), Pinkey, battle of, 80 Plague at Burslem (A. D. 1647) Plott, Dr., his history noticed, Poictiers, battle of, 141 Police establishments, 59, 104, 252, 369, 576-9 Pope Nicholas's taxation, 111, Population, statistics and tables Porcelain.-See China Potteries, district of, condition, Potworks, ancient and modern, 46,52 Primitive Methodists.-See Dis- senters Professional persons, 108, 267, 386, 574 Ptolemy's geography, 7 Pyrometer (Wedgwood's) 438 Quakers' Meeting House, 496 Races, 392, 600 Railroad branch, 506 ✓ Railway, Grand Junction, 518 Ranscliff, 122, 128 Registers (church) 119, 219-20, Registration of electors, 220, 497 Requests, Court of, 581 roads, dissertation on, and 28, 237, 553 INDEX OF PLACES, ETC. Rushton, or Rushton Grange, 23, 136, 274-287 Rykeneld-street, 10, 13, 549, 560 Sac, Soc, and Theam, 343 Samian ware, 47 Sandemanians, 93 Savings' bank, 395 Schools, 92, 95, 239, 241, 245, 395, 403, 426, 497, 546, 564, Scotch rebellion, 355 Seabridge, 303, 525 Shelton, 23, 25, 27, 365-408 old hall, 412 salt glaze, 28, 31, 47 hamlet of, 23, 207-211 Sokemen, 304 Solicitors, 108, 267,386, 574 Stewards of the manor of New- Stipendiary Justice Act, 576-9 its limits and descrip- parochial statistics of, parochial registers, 469 old church, 461-2 13 Talk on the Hill, 147 Taxation, ancient modes of, 178, Temperance societies, 406 Tenures of lands, 74, 205,321,324 Thursfield, 71, 122, 130, 147, 304 Tithes, 280, 460, 599 Trade, observations on, 67, 388 Traffic, table of, 389 ✔ Trent and Mersey canal, 30, 102, 154, 169, 177, 388, 506 Trentham, 525 priory of, 556 Trent Vale and church, 513 Tunstall, 23, 69, 88, 89, 108, 304, 305 manor of, 71 church, 90 manor-house, 93 market, 94, 595 Tutbury, honour, castle, and cus- toms of, 112, 308, 316 Ubbeley, 527 Uriconium, a Roman city, 7 |