Admaston, Staffordshire
| Admaston | |
|---|---|
 Entering Admaston | |
  Admaston Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK050232 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGELEY |
| Postcode district | WS15 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
Admaston is a small village in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies just north of the town of Rugeley and close to Abbots Bromley.[1] It forms part of the civil parish of Blithfield and is situated directly south of the Blithfield Reservoir.
History
The name Admaston is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ēadmund and means 'Ēadmund's town'; it was recorded in the 12th century as Edmundestone and Admerdeston, and in the 13th century as Admundestan and Edmundestone.[2]
Name usage
It is a namesake of Admaston/Bromley township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada, which took part of its name from this hamlet in the 19th century.[3]
References
- ^ Lennox, Marsya (1 March 2002). "Property: For What it's Worth - A slice of country status". The Birmingham Post (England). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Blithfield Hall at Admaston in Staffordshire
(subscription required) - ^ Duigan, W. H. (1902). Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press. p. 2.
- ^ "Origin of Place Names in District: Admaston". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. No. 115. Ottawa, Canada. 30 October 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Admaston in Renfrew county was named after a village in Staffordshire, England.