It lies about 16 miles 26 km north of wolverhampton, 18 miles 29 km south of stokeontrent and 24 miles 39 km northwest of birmingham. Thanks for your interest in bilston town community fc and its history. Stafford township, ocean county, new jersey view a photo gallery of historic documentation. Stafford, the county town of staffordshire, at the heart of. Mod stafford edit mod stafford is located on beaconside. They have taken a fledging agrarian city with a few stores and many farms and transformed it into a respected, culturally diverse, well financed urbanized suburb.
The town became a frontier post in the anglosaxons struggle against the viking hordes, forming a part of a chain of such timber fortresses including tamworth and chester. The area was part of seisdon hundred and includes the village of seisdon in trysull parish where the hundred met. This sunday i shall be having a stall at the shrewsbury town programme fair which will take place at the clubs prostar stadium, otley road, shrewsbury from 11 until 2. It includes a large rural agricultural area and the towns of stone and stafford. Gives a detailed account of the history of newcastleunderlyme and stokeontrent. Stafford is the county town of staffordshire, in the west midlands of england. Stafford is a business friendly community offering many benefits. It houses the towns visitor information centre and a coffee shop offering freshly baked cakes. Stafford history, a brief overview of staffords past. Box e stanfordville, ny 12591 845 8687320 bangall post office has been added to register of new york states historic places and the national register of historic places. Stafford gatehouse theatre is an accessible, thriving venue, which offers a wide range of modern facilities in the heart of stafford.
A history of the old town of stratford and the city bridgeport, connecticut, volume 2. Sky is blue the chesterfield fc history resource john. History of stafford township stafford township, nj. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1963. There is still a large area of marshland northwest of the town, which is subject to flooding, and did so in 1947, 2000 and 2007. Stafford, the county town of staffordshire, at the heart of the west midlands in england.
One of the first settled areas was along barnegat bay about where the mallard island yacht club now stands where margos once stood. At the age of 19 i was sent to live and work in stafford between 1964 and 1979, before the main street was fully pedestrianised and its much maligned traffic relief ring road. Jean stafford was an american short story writer and novelist, who won the pulitzer prize for fiction for the collected stories of jean stafford in 1970. The books are available via the club at queen street, bilston.
A fine balance of manufacturing, retail and service industries presently exist. The town of stafford began its history almost 300 years ago as a rural hill town with 3 excellent agricultural districts concentrated throughout 67 villages. The original settlement was on a dry sand and gravel peninsula that provided a strategic crossing point in the marshy valley of the river sow, a tributary of the river trent. In fact, the stafford knot has been the proud insignia of many coats of arms, police. History of stafford legend would have it that stafford was founded in about 700 ad by a mercian prince called bertelin who established a hermitage on a secluded marshy island. Boston football club formed after a public meeting held at the towns assembly rooms in the summer of 1964 following a row over money matters which led to boston united opting out of senior nonleague football. From the 10th century to the 12th century there was a mint in stafford. John ridley came late to the professional game, having gained a degree at sheffield university and qualified as a teacher. The history, present and future of stafford, published by a small and dedicated team of staffordians for residents and visitors. A great deal of ironage and roman evidence survives in stafford and the surrounding area, however much of staffords history between 900bc 800ad is unknown. The club moved to the staffs county league north in the 198182 season and changed its name to stafford town. Its a rather sad fact that you only come to appreciate a town several years after you have left it.
We picked the top books about new england or written by local authors. Browse 24 photo books on stafford and the surrounding area. Sugar cane was gaining in stature as the preferred economic product and replaced cotton as the primary source of income for the revitalizing economy. It was at marlboro point, that indian princess pocahontas was kidnapped and taken to jamestown. By 1840, settlers had returned to begin to rebuild the town. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
These two words joined together produce the name statford, which through a simple transition was finally spelled stafford, the name of a town in england, which was originally built by ethelfleda. The pitmens betvictor southern league central fixture against needham market fc earned its place in the history books as the first ever meeting between the two sides. The family name stafford is derived from the anglosaxon word stat, meaning a town, and ford meaning a ford. Check out the librarys opening times for bank holiday dates.
Stourton castle in kinver parish was built in the 1190s as a. Fc first played in the lincs league and central alliance league, winning both at a canter under paul todd. After losing the staffs vase final in 88 the team moved from burton manor to stafford cricket club in 1990. Please ensure this message is passed on to all managers, coaches, players, parents and helpersvolunteers. Founded by aethelflaed, daughter of alfred the great, the town of stafford.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of stafford. Football club history database staffordshire county cups. Mna digital services book a classified ad making a complaint. Shipped from uk, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Great books about current and former stoke city players and stoke city managers and the history of stoke city football club. This season 201920 will see the ladies play in the staffs girls and womens league. Stafford town football club information at football ground map. History of wednesbury in the county of stafford no author. England stafford rangers fc results, fixtures, squad. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Stafford rangers football club are pleased to announce that admission prices and season ticket prices are being held for the coming season. Information about stafford town football club nicknames, facts, links, news. Stafford town football club staffordshire pitchero club. Stafford town fc and its committee members will continue to monitor the national advice and the guidance from the fa, and any updates will be communicated via website and social media.
Welcome to the official stafford town facebook page for the club. The club was founded in 1976 as stafford and joined the midland combination division two for the 197778 season, winning the league at their second attempt. Buy stafford shoes local history source book staffordshire county council education department by staffordshire england, schools history service isbn. They won the bourne sports trophy and staffs vase in 1984, and shortly afterwards they went into the staffs senior league. The volume covers the southwest corner of staffordshire, bordering on shropshire and worcestershire and including the tettenhall and amblecote portions of the new county of west midlands. Stafford a comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter. Aethelflaed, daughter of king alfred the great, established the burh of stafford. A great deal of ironage and roman evidence survives in stafford and the surrounding area, however much of stafford s history between 900bc 800ad is unknown. Check out the librarys opening times for bank holiday dates for information please call 0300 111 8000 monday to saturday or 01785 278351 sunday.
History of wednesbury in the county of stafford no. In the 9th century, stafford played a central part in the build up of the pottery industry in the staffordshire area. It was at marlboro point, that indian princess pocahontas was. Europeans lived in what is now stafford township before 1700. Stafford is a busy little town with weekly markets and annual fairs. Nov 09, 2015 the books are available via the club at queen street, bilston. History the town of stafford began its history almost 300 years ago as a rural hill town with 3 excellent agricultural districts concentrated throughout 67 villages. Stafford shoes local history source book staffordshire. Active lives are delighted to be running disability football sessions for youth players in conjunction with staffordshire fa and stafford town fc. Town of stafford ct stafford historical society archives. By the time of the domesday book in 1086 stafford was a small town with a population of around 800 to 900. Local history history books due south walsall old pictures.
Atherstone town manager resigns following alleged racist abuse. Stafford has been a crossroads for many important events and travelers in history. Emergency department, museum collection, leicester, old town, history, painting. The seventies were the most successful era in the clubs history. Stafford library has a host of fabulous services and exciting events for you. Excellent book on getting to know the history of connecticuts largest metropolitan area of southwestern fairfield county. Stafford tourism visit stafford and the surrounding areas. An online collaboration between the fort collins museum of discovery and the poudre river public library district. One on the keep side and one on the town side as alton is not a village but a town. The collected stories of jean stafford by jean stafford.
The best way to keep up to date with stafford town. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Local history history books due south walsall old pictures old town the past. The clubs senior mens team play in the midland league division one. The tall, consettborn centre half joined port vale local to his teacher training college in july 1973 and amassed 149 full league appearances for the valiants in this spell, before leicester city were persuaded to offer. A timeline of the history of stafford local histories. A history of the county of stafford british history online. From pocahontas and captain john smith, to george washington and his famous fabled chopping of the cherry tree, to the countless civil war soldiers encampments and hospitals, stafford has centuries of tales to tell. He then formed a working relationship with reg birks. The william salt library in the town centre has a large collection of printed books, pamphlets, manuscripts, drawings, watercolours and transcripts built up by william salt. Stafford town football club is an english football club based in stafford. Ask in the steelmans bar on match days or contact denise at the club via phone or email. Much of the early history is recorded in a book, the cinderella story written by.
Rangers formation year is recognised as 1876 because of articles in the local advertiser newspaper, but an alternative theory on rangers formation date, printed in the sentinel newspaper during. History of stafford the people of stafford and their leaders have compiled a growing list of impressive and unique accomplishments. Founded in 1664, created from westmorland county and named for the english county of stafford, stafford county, virginia, has strong connections to events that shaped our nations history. Wembley 1976 history stafford rangers football club. The remains of a wooden preaching cross were discovered under the foundations of st bertelins church in the centre of the town. Stafford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Furthermore in the 10th century stafford was made the county town. Boston football club formed after a public meeting held at the town s assembly rooms in the summer of 1964 following a row over money matters which led to boston united opting out of senior nonleague football. The club has over 30 teams in mens, womens, and several junior teams.
This is the official facebook page for stafford town ladies fc. Their nearest rivals are fellow stafford clubs stafford rangers and brocton. Consisting of a database of over 100,000 items including historical photographs, maps, scanned city directories, transcripts and audio versions of oral histories, indexes, and browsable topics of historical interest. The history, present and future of stafford, published by a small and dedicated team of. Stafford, the county town of staffordshire, at the heart. During the same era, the towns mechanised shoe industry was founded, the most. Walsall fc and grassroots sport across the black country and staffordshire. Stafford, town and borough district, administrative and historic county of staffordshire, westcentral england, lying along the river sow. Sky is blue the chesterfield fc history resource john ridley.
Legend would have it that stafford was founded in about 700 ad by a mercian prince called bertelin who established a hermitage on a secluded marshy island. For information please call 0300 111 8000 monday to saturday or 01785 278351 sunday. Museum collection, leicester, old town, history, painting. Youll come to resent the novels obese clumsiness, even if its the best novel ever written in the history of the universe. Fc first played in the lincs league and central alliance league, winning both.
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