The Holy Trinity Church dates from 1195. It has a castle.
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Eccleshall is a small but ancient and well built market town, pleasantly situated in a picturesque valley, seven miles NW by W of Stafford, six miles SW of Stone, and three miles WSW of Norton Bridge Railway Station.
Eccleshall township comprises 1850 acres and 1439 inhabitants.
Croxton Chapel is a neat brick edifice, erected in 1832, and its curacy is annexed to Eccleshall vicarage."
In 1010, the Danes sacked Eccleshall and the church was in ruins for 80 years.
The first recorded vicar of Eccleshall was William Pollard who served from 1573 to 1580.
Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall in the Diocese of Lichfield: 1190-1990, edited by Malcolm Gray and Kenneth Bowe, a brochure available in the church for a modest sum.
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