Seighford
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Seighford is a small village about three miles west of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. There is a red sandstone church (St. Chad's) there and a Tudor mansion. There is also a ford across a small stream, hence the village's name.
Some very fine pictures of the church can be viewed [1].
"Seighford is a scattered village, three miles W by N of Stafford, seated on a pleasant declivity, above a small brook which flows eastward from Latford pool to the River Sow. Its parish contains the hamlets of Aston, Doxey, and Derrington, from one to one and a half miles E, Coton Clanford, one mile S, and Great & Little Bridgeford, three and a half miles NE of Stafford. It forms a highly cultivated district, containing 803 inhabitants, and 3830 acres of land. Francis Eld, Esq, is lord of the manor, and owner of most of the soil. He resides at Seighford Hall, an ancient house with modern wings, on the west side of the village…the Parish Church, St Chad, was partly rebuilt of brick about 100 years ago, and contains many neat mural monuments. It has a brick tower, five bells and a clock…there is a small Wesleyan Chapel at Little Bridgeford, built in 1850." From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851
During World War II an airfield (opened 1943, closed 1966) was in use adjacent to the village. The remains of the control towers and some outbuildings are still visible today [2]. Part of the site is still used by small aircraft today, along with a small runway close to the village of Coton Clanford.
