Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard

Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard is a civil parish in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, near the border with Shropshire in England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 654, increasing to 823 at the 2011 census.^[1] The parish includes Blymhill, Weston-under-Lizard, Brineton and Orslow.

In medieval times, the manor was held by the Brereton family, baronets of Handforth, Cheshire. Charles Brereton, the grandson of Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet and son of William Brereton, the 2nd Baronet, lived at Blymhill and died without direct heirs in 1674. He was succeeded by his niece Mary Levett, daughter of his sister Susanna and husband of John Levett, barrister of the Inner Temple.^[2]

References

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Vol. I, William Salt Archaeological Society, Houghton and Hammond, Birmingham, 1880

Coordinates: 52°42′07″N 2°17′02″W / 52.702°N 2.284°W / 52.702; -2.284

Ceremonial county of Staffordshire

Unitary authorities	Stoke-on-Trent

Boroughs or districts	Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth

Major settlements	Biddulph Burntwood Burton upon Trent Cannock Cheadle Eccleshall Fazeley Hednesford Kidsgrove Leek Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme Penkridge Rugeley Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Burslem Fenton Hanley Longton Stoke Tunstall Stone Tamworth Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire

Rivers	Anker Blithe Churnet Dane Dove Manifold Mease Penk Sow Swarbourn Tame Trent Wheelock

Canals	Birmingham & Fazeley Caldon Lichfield Shropshire Union Staffs & Worcestershire Trent & Mersey Wyrley & Essington

Topics	Flag Museums Schools Grade I buildings Grade II* buildings Windmills High Sheriffs

Civil parishes of South Staffordshire

Council	South Staffordshire District Council

Civil parishes	Acton Trussell, Bednall & Teddesley Hay Bilbrook Blymhill and Weston under Lizard Bobbington Brewood and Coven Cheslyn Hay Codsall Coppenhall Dunston, Staffordshire Enville Essington Featherstone Great Wyrley Hatherton Hilton Himley Huntington Kinver Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston Lower Penn Pattingham and Patshull Penkridge Perton Saredon Shareshill Swindon Trysull & Seisdon Wombourne

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Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard

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