Church Eaton
{{Short description|Village in Staffordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Church Eaton
|static_image_name= Church_Eaton.jpg
|static_image_caption= Church Eaton
|coordinates = {{coord|52.7573|-2.2217|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= SJ847175
|label_position= top
|civil_parish= Church Eaton
|shire_county= Staffordshire
|region= West Midlands
|country= England
|constituency_westminster= Stafford
|population= 680
|post_town= Stafford
|postcode_district= ST20
|postcode_area= ST
|dial_code= 01785
|website= [http://churcheaton.org.uk Church Eaton]
}}
Church Eaton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire some {{convert|6|mi|0}} southwest of Stafford, {{convert|6|mi|0}} northwest of Penkridge and {{convert|4|mi|0}} from the county boundary with Shropshire. It is in rolling dairy farming countryside. The hamlet of Wood Eaton is northwest of the village.
The civil parish also contains Marston to the south and since 1934 has included the hamlet of Apeton to the north.{{Cite web|url=https://churcheaton.org.uk/|title=Church Eaton|access-date=15 October 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=24045&PageIndex=2&SearchType=2&ThemeID=750|title=Staffordshire Places: Church Eaton|website=Staffordshire Past Track|access-date=15 October 2023}}
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Editha[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/5852171103_ae3b41bf59.jpg Image of St Editha's, Church Eaton] largely dates from the 12th century. It has a square west tower with a spire, a large 7-light east window of fine stained glass by C.E. Kempe depicting scenes from the life of Christ,[http://edwardsce.netfirms.com/cevi/interior.jpg The East window, St Editha's, Church Eaton] and "the broken and repaired remains of an elaborate early 12th century font, closely related to the font at Bradley,"{{cite book |last=Pevsner |first=Nikolaus |authorlink=Nikolaus Pevsner |year=1974 |title=Staffordshire |series=The Buildings of England |location=Harmondsworth |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=0-14-071046-9 |pages=104, 136}} and that at Lilleshall, except that the font at Bradley[http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/ed/st/bradl/i30743.htm Photograph of the Norman Font in Bradley Church]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} is in much better condition. Nikolaus Pevsner states that these fonts were all made at Gnosall.
Amenities
Church Eaton has a public house, The Royal Oak.{{cite web |title=Royal Oak Pub|url=http://royaloakchurcheaton.co.uk/ |website=Royal Oak}}
There is also a village institute,{{cite web |title=Church Eaton Village Institute |url=https://cevillageinstitute.wordpress.com/ |website=Church Eaton Village Institute}}
Church Eaton also has a cricket club, which is part of the North Staffordshire south Cheshire Cricket Leagues and run a many number of junior & senior teams for all genders.
Church Eaton also has a tennis club.
The community also has a [http://churcheaton.org.uk/activities.html Church Eaton Activities Diary] of public events.
See also
References
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External links
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{{Civil Parishes of Stafford}}
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