Edial

The hamlet of Edial lies to the east of Burntwood in Staffordshire, England. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Burntwood.

Edial

Edail House Farm
Edial
Location within Staffordshire
Population(Census 2001)
OS grid referenceSK075085
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURNTWOOD
Postcode districtWS7
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Edial Hall School, Edial, is celebrated as the house in which lexicographer, Samuel Johnson, opened an academy in 1736, where he taught and commenced writing the tragedy Irene.[1]

Edial House is a Grade II listed house dating from about 1740.[2]

References

  1. "Edial Hall". British Listed Buildings.
  2. "Edial House" (PDF).


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