LINKS: Staffordshire Local area websites

[Manchester Rambler]

The resources here have all been compiled from topics submitted by RootsChatters - many thanks to everyone who has contributed.

Betley
Documents relating to the history of the communities of Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill,
http://www.betley.net/

Betley Local History Society
http://www.blhs.co.uk/

Biddulph
Local history
http://www.biddulph.co.uk/localhistory.html

Biddulph Museum (mainly an online site at present with many photos of the area)
http://www.biddulphmuseum.com/

Burton On Trent
History and local industries
http://www.burton2000.co.uk/History/

History, local pubs, authors and the Wyrley and Essington Canal.
http://members.madasafish.com/~d_hodgkinson/brownhil.htm

Colton
Colton History Society
http://www.coltonhistorysociety.org.uk/Employment.php

Cradley Heath
Local and family history with lots of photos and articles.
http://www.cradleylinks.com/home.html

Successor to the above site
http://www.cradleylinks.co.uk/

Gnosall
Memories of old Gnosall
http://www.gnosallparishcouncil.org.uk/archives/tour.htm

Hollinsclough
http://www.hollinsclough.org.uk/index.htm
(Note: As of Jan 2011, some internal links were not functioning.)

Lichfield
History, customs and traditions, famous Lichfeldians, photos, etc.
http://www.lichfield.gov.uk/

Rushton
History of Heaton, Rushton Spencer and Rushton James, including census, directory and PR transcriptions.
http://www.rushtonspencer.info/index.htm

Smethwick
Smethwick Heritage Centre
http://www.smethwick-heritage.co.uk/

Smethwick Local History Society
http://www.smethwicklocalhistory.co.uk/#

Stafford
History, photos, etc.
http://www.staffordtown.co.uk/

Staffordshire Moorlands
Images and recollections of Leek and the Staffordshire Moorlands in times past.
http://moorlandmemories.blogspot.com/

Stoke on Trent and the Potteries
Stoke on Trent, Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall: history resources, photos, indexed maps and the pottery industry.
http://www.thepotteries.org/index.html

Tettenhall
History, local people, etc.
http://www.tettenhall.co.uk/history/hist_int01.htm

Wallsall
Walsall Local History Centre
http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/leisure_and_culture/localhistorycentre.htm

Wednesbury
Wednesbury History Society
http://www.wednesburyhistorysociety.co.uk/

Whittington
Whittington History Society
www.whittingtonhistorysociety.org.uk

Willenhall
Willenhall History Society
http://jshercliff.demonweb.co.uk/willenhallhistory/

Willenhall through the ages
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/Willenhall/Contents.htm#contents

Online indexes: trade directories, war memorials, etc.
http://freespace.virgin.net/willen.hall/Willenhall.html

Wolvehampton
Lots of links

Wordsley
http://www.kingswinford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/org/wordsley/wordsleyhistory.htm


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