Hatherton, Staffordshire
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Hatherton is a settlement and civil parish located 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) south-east of Penkridge, and on the western edge of modern-day Cannock, Staffordshire, England,[1] and lying adjacent to and north of Watling Street, now the A5.[2]
Hatherton | |
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Coordinates: 52.6908°N 2.0615°W / 52.6908; -2.0615 | |
Country | England |
County | Staffordshire |
The civil parish include the village of Calf Heath.[3]
Hatherton was given to Wolverhampton monastery by Lady Wulfruna in 994.[2] Its name, Hagerthorndun in the Domesday Book, means "the hill where Hawthorns grow".[2] It was once an exclave of Wolverhampton.
Hatherton gave its name to the title of Baron Hatherton, and thus to the now-derelict, nearby, Hatherton Canal.[4]
The Four Crosses inn at Hatherton features an inscription dated '1636N'.[2] Hatherton Hall is an 1817, late-Georgian house, stucco finished, replacing a former Norman hall.[2] The village church, St Saviour, dates from 1876.[2]