ROSLISTON
parish and pleasant village, 5 miles S. by W. from Burton-on-Trent, comprises
1,186A. of fertile marl or clay land, 80 houses, and 227 inhabitants, of
whom 171 were males, and 156 females. Population, in 1801, 257 ;
in 1831, 360. Rateable value, £1,920. The joint lords
of the manor and principal owners, are Mrs. E. Cox, Miss Evans, John Hamp,
John Oldham, and John Wain, Esqs., with a few other small owners.
The church, dedicated to St Mary, is a perpetual curacy annexed to the
rectory of Walton-upon-Trent. Rev. Thos. Perrott, incumbent.
It was rebuilt by subscription, aided by a grant of £50 from the
incorporated society, and 200 sittings are unappropriated. Here are
58A. of glebe land, and the tithe was commuted in 1840 for £100.
307A. are tithe-free, and 517A. are covered by a modus. An Infant
school has been established. The Feast is on the first Sunday after
September 12.
Coton Park, 2 miles S.W. from the village, is surrounded with a
thriiving plantation, and is the property of Robert Aglionby Slaney, Esq.
Coton Park Farm consists of 300A. of land, with a neat house, the
property and residence of William Daniel, Esq.
Cox Mrs Elizabeth
Dodsworth Eliza, infant school
Farley Sergeant-Major, Repton and Gresley Yeomanry Cavalry
Harding Josh. land agent & surveyor, Field hs Higgs Rev. John, curate
Shaw John, land surveyor
Stretton John, gentleman
Walker Mrs Elizabeth
INNS AND TAVERNS Bull’s Head, John Bach, and maltster
Plough Inn, John Baldwin
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS Durant Francis
Durant Wm
FARMERS Baldwin John
Campion Jno. & baker
Daniel Wm. Coton pk
Falkner Jn. Calfscroft
Goodall W. & maltstr
Griffith Robert
Leedham George
Leedham Wm
Moss Thomas
Warren Wm
Whittingham Thos
Withnall Michael
JOINERS Durant Abraham
Durant Charles
Durant Ths. & psh. clk