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Eccleshall & Chapel Chorlton, Caverswall and Swynnerton
Eccleshall and Chapel Chorlton
The Sutherland Papers contain many plans of Hill Chorlton Farm from the nineteenth century and documents relating to the establishment of a wind engine at the farm in 1907. Surveys of Chapel Chorlton dating back to 1591, documents relating to the Newcastle and Eccleshall Road and Cotes Farm in Eccleshall also feature here alongside surveys of tenants in Hill Chorlton made in the 1790s.
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Caverswall
The Sutherland Papers contain documents relating to the establishment of an elementary school in Caverswall in the late nineteenth century. Valuations of timber on Caverswall Park Farm tell us about the agricultural history of the area, whilst documents relating to mining and the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company provide an insight into industrial development in Caverswall.
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Swynnerton
The Sutherland Papers contain a variety of documents telling us about the history of Swynnerton. Eighteenth century correspondence of the Fitzherberts, a prominent local family, features here alongside papers relating to lands in Swynnerton during the nineteenth century. Documents and plans concerning the development of transport and communication links in Swynnerton, including the construction of roads and telephone lines also survive in the Sutherland Papers.
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