Staffordshire Place Guide - Berkswich

Berkswich, otherwise Baswich

All of the links in the table below enable you to view Collection catalogues in our online catalogue Gateway to the Past. Where there is no link this is either because we hold the collection but the catalogue is not yet online, or because the collection is held by another Archive Service, or is still in the hands of the organisation itself.

Location

• OS County Series 6 inches to 1 mile sheet: 37SE
• OS National Grid 6 inches to 1 mile sheet: SJ92SW
• OS National Grid reference: SJ944243

Church of England 

• Ancient Parish: Berkswich, Holy Trinity
• Ancient Chapelries: Acton Trussell, St James; Bednall, All Saints
• Modern Parishes: Brocton, All Saints (from 1951); Walton on the Hill, St Thomas (from 1842)

Local Government

• Civil Parishes: Baswich or Berkswich; Acton Trussell and Bednall (1866-date); Brocton (1866-date)
• Hundred: Cuttlestone East
• Poor Law Union (a): Township of Acton Trussell and Bednall: Penkridge Poor Law Union (1836-1870s); Cannock Poor Law Union (1870s-1930).
• Poor Law Union (b): Townships of Baswich (including Walton) and Brocton: Stafford Poor Law Union (1836-1930)
• District Council (a): Township of Acton Trussell and Bednall : Cannock Rural District (1894-1974); South Staffordshire District (1974-date).
• District Council (b): Townships of Baswich (including Walton) and Brocton : Stafford Rural District (1894-1974); Stafford Borough (1974-date)

Parliamentary Representation 

• Parliamentary Constituency (to 1948): Southern Staffordshire (1832-1867); West Staffordshire (1867-1918); Stafford (1918-1948); Cannock (1948-1970); South West Staffordshire (1970-1974)
• Parliamentary Constituency (1948-1974) (a): Township of Acton Trussell and Bednall : Cannock (1948-1970); South West Staffordshire (1970-1974)
• Parliamentary Constituency (1948-1974) (b): Townships of Baswich (including Walton) and Brocton : Stafford and Stone (1948-1974)

Nonconformist Churches

• Methodist churches: Berkswich Methodist Church

Other organisations

• Businesses
• Societies and clubs

Estate records

• Major estates: Anson family of Shugborough, Earls of Lichfield 

Photographs

• Building conservation photographs: Building conservation photographs for Acton Trussell and Bednall; Building conservation photographs for Baswich;  Building conservation photographs for Brocton  Please see note 1 below.

Notes

• Note 1: This link provides a hitlist of photographs included within a larger collection covering the entire county.