Waterfall, Staffordshire, ST10 3HZ

Date of visit: 1st July 2020

From https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk
The village of Waterfall is situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands, north-west of the town of Ashbourne. It is a very typical Moorland village with its buildings built of stone. The place name is a descriptive one and comes from the fact that the River Hamps falls into a subterranean watercourse between the village of Waterfall and Winkhill.

Waterfall does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086, but it was clearly a manor by 1115-1125, when it was acquired by the Benedictine Abbey of Burton-upon-Trent. Some historians believe that it existed at the time of the Domesday Survey but was omitted. It is also possible, however, that Waterfall may have been laid waste at this time, owing to the uprisings against William 1 in the north of England in 1070. The manor of Waterfall passed through a number of ownerships in its history. In the 17th century, for example, the ownership of the manor was split between the Cromwells of Throwley Hall in the Manifold Valley and the Dukes of Portland of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Internal ref number: SF/119/160

Date of Visit: 1st Jul 2020

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: A
Crown: St Edward
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Empty
Phone Number (if known): ex 01538 308615

Northing & Westing: 53°03’38.4″N, 1°52’50.1″W
what3words: soaks.meanders.airports
Grid Reference: SK 08100 51496
OS X & Y: 351496, 408100
Latitude & Longitude: 53.060654, -1.880584
UK Postcode: ST10 3HZ
County: Staffordshire


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