Listed buildings in Creswell, Staffordshire

Creswell is a civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It contains two listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Both the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Creswell and the surrounding area. The listed buildings consist of the remains of a church, and a milestone.

Buildings
Name and location Photograph Date Notes
Remains of parish church
52.83195°N 2.15572°W / 52.83195; -2.15572 (Remains of parish church)
15th century The remains consist of part of the chancel of the church. They are in sandstone, and contain two lancet windows in the north wall. In the east wall is the outline of the east window. The remains are also a scheduled monument.[2][3][4]
Milestone
52.83468°N 2.13368°W / 52.83468; -2.13368 (Milestone)
1761 On the site is a milestone and a milepost. The milestone is rectangular, in sandstone, with an arched top, and no apparent lettering. The milepost dates from the early 19th century, it has a triangular section and a domed top. The top is inscribed "TILLINGTON", and below are two angled plates indicating the distances to Stone and to Stafford.[5]

References

Citations
  1. Historic England
  2. Pevsner (1974), p. 110
  3. Historic England & 1242636
  4. Historic England & 1006113
  5. Historic England & 1392684

Sources
  • Historic England, "Parish Church Remains, Creswell (1242636)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Creswell Chapel, Creswell (1006113)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 November 2019
  • Historic England, "Milepost north of layby, near Stafford bypass, Creswell (1392684)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 November 2019
  • Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 22 November 2019
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-071046-9

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