Towns & cities · West Midlands
Harlaston
Harlaston — village and civil parish in Staffordshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Statfold Junction · 5.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Harlaston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 378 people. Address: B79. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Staffordshire, UK". Coordinates: 52.6960°, -1.6830°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Mease SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Harlaston is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the River Mease, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Tamworth. There is an Early English church, dedicated to St Matthew, and a public house, the White Lion. Harlaston is a conservation area, and has won the Staffordshire Best Kept Small Village award 5 times.
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Background
History
The name Harlaston comes from Old English, and means either Heoruwulfs farm or Heorulafs farm. It has been suggested that the church goes back to the 11th century and is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Certainly, a corn mill is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Until 1845 Harlaston was a chapelry of the parish of Clifton Campville, after which date it became an independent ecclesiastical parish. In 1851 the population was 221, on about 1400 acres of land. There were 2 lords of the manor, Captain Theophilus Levett and W Chettle, though much of the land belonged to other people.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6960, -1.6830
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Harlaston
- Postcode
- B79
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tamworth
- Population
- 378
- Nearest railway station
- Statfold Junction — 5.2 km
- Official site
- www.harlaston.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1857779 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Harlaston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Matthew, Harlaston.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harlaston?
- Harlaston is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B79), in the parish of Harlaston.
- Is Harlaston a protected site?
- Yes — Harlaston is part of the River Mease SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Harlaston free to visit?
- Yes, Harlaston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Harlaston?
- The nearest railway station is Statfold Junction, about 5.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B79.