Elford, Staffordshire, B79 9DA
Date of visit: 24th May 2020
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The village is said to have derived its name from the great number of eels with which the river here formerly abounded. Before the Norman conquest this manor belonged to Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia. In the reign of Henry III, it was held by William de Arderne, whose descendants continued to enjoy it till the marriage of Maud, sole heiress of Sir John Arderne, with Thomas, second son of Sir John Stanley, of Latham, carried it into that family.
Elford Lowe, on the summit of a hill, about one mile east of the village, is distinguished by a large oak tree and opposite it, at the distance of a mile, is a smaller lowe. These lowes have been known as ‘Robin Hood’s Shooting Butts’, from a belief, that he sometimes practised here, and was able to shoot an arrow between them.
Information Update September 2021, this box now has an added book exchange image received from Gordon Brown.
Internal ref number: SF/128/049
Date of Visit: 24th May 2020
Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: D
Crown: Tudor
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Info Book
Phone Number (if known):
Northing & Westing: 52°41’28.8″N, 1°43’20.5″W
what3words: hindering.refutes.kitchen
Grid Reference: SK 18863 10442
OS X & Y: 310442, 418863
Latitude & Longitude: 52.691341, -1.722363
UK Postcode: B79 9DA
County: Staffordshire
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