Whitmore, Staffordshire

For other places with the same name, see Whitmore (disambiguation).
Whitmore
Whitmore
 Whitmore shown within Staffordshire
Population 1,554 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ810407
DistrictNewcastle-under-Lyme
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newcastle, Staffs
Postcode district ST5
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNewcastle-under-Lyme
List of places
UK
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Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°57′51″N 2°17′00″W / 52.9642°N 2.2834°W / 52.9642; -2.2834

Whitmore is a village and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The name Whitmore can be found in the Domesday book (as Witemore) and also when King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede.

Whitmore Hall, designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and a fine example of a small Carolinian manor house, is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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