Ranton

Other current and historical names

Raunton
Ronton
Rantone

Parish/Community: Ranton
District/Borough: Stafford
County: Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°48'46"N 2°12'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 385675, 323960
OS Grid: SJ856239
Mapcode Local: GBR 16L.R1D
Mapcode Global: WHBDR.YKWB

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Ranton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Ranton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Ranton (or Ronton), par., in co. and 4 miles W. of Stafford, 1843 ac., pop. 265.

Ranton in the Domesday Book

A village in Pirehill hundred, in the county of Staffordshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 6 villagers; 5 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: 1 league

British Place Names

Ranton, Staffordshire

Ranton is a village in Staffordshire

Ranton in historic gazetteers

Ranton in the Domesday Book