Hanchurch
| Hanchurch | |
|---|---|
 Hanchurch village skyline | |
  Hanchurch Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ848413 |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME |
| Postcode district | ST5 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Hanchurch is a rural village[1] in the Borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It skirts the boundaries of the Stafford Borough, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough and City of Stoke-on-Trent. The main boundaries for the village are both the M6 Motorway/Hanchurch Interchange and the A500 road/Queensway. The nearby Hanchurch Hills offer scenic walks and views of Stoke-on-Trent and the Moorlands.[2]
History
Hanchurch was first recorded in the Domesday Book in the Pirehill Hundred of Staffordshire.[3]
According to its entry in the book:
Land of Richard the forester
Households Households: 2 villagers. 7 smallholders. Land and resources Ploughland: 2 ploughlands. 1.5 men's plough teams. Other resources: Meadow 1 acres. Woodland 2 * 1 furlongs. Valuation Annual value to lord: 5 shillings in 1086. Owners Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard the forester. Lord in 1086: Richard the forester.
Lord in 1066: Pata.
— Open Domesday, Hanchurch, Hanchurch was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Pirehill and the county of Staffordshire. It had a recorded population of 9 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday.
Transport
The village is well connected by road to the wider motorway network and local roads to Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch and Nantwich. The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent.
References
- ^ "Hanchurch, Staffordshire (Village)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Hanchurch Hills Walks". Our Beautiful Stafford Borough. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Hanchurch | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 16 July 2025.