WHITE’S HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, 1851

GOLDEN HILL, about a mile N. of Tunstall, is a village at the northern extremity of the Potteries, in the township or liberty of Oldcott, which contains 714 acres and 1295 inhabitants. Here are two potteries and a large colliery, the latter belonging to Robert Williamson, Esq. Golden Hill Church is a neat structure, in the Norman style, built in 1842, at the cost of £1800, raised by subscription and grants. It has 550 sittings, one-third of which are free. The living is a perpetual curacy, valued at £80, in the patronage of the Bishop of Lichfield, and incumbency of the Rev. Frederick Wade, M.A., for whom a Parsonage House was built in 1850 – 1, at the cost of £800, of which £200 was given by the Diocesan Society. The site was given by Miss Sparrow, of Bishton. A National School, for about 200 children, has been erected near the church. This school, jointly with that at Tunstall, has been endowed with £500 by Smith Child, Esq. The Methodists have a small chapel here.

OLDCOTT AND GOLDEN HILL

Marked * are at Golden Hill.

*Ashford & Munslow, milliners, etc

*Bailey Matthias, brick maker

*Clive John Henry, coal master

*Collinson John, blackware manufacturer

*Dean George, shoemaker

*Glover Martha, Infant School

*Hart William W., National School

*Knapp Rev. John George F. H., curate

*Shufflebotham Robert, joiner, etc

Unwin Ralph, crate maker, Newfield; house Tunstall

*Wade Rev. Frederick, M.A., incumbent of Golden Hill and Kidsgrove

Walker Thomas, earthenware manufacturer, Newfield

*Williamson Robert, Esq., coal and iron master; house Ramsdell Hall

*Williamson John, colour manufacturer

Inns and taverns

*Nelson’s Arms, Obadiah Booth

*Red Lion, Thomas Oldfield

*Wheat Sheaf, Hannah Dale

Beerhouses

*Baker Levi

*Cooke Richard

*Collinson James

*Sheldon George T.

*Wootton Joseph

Blacksmiths

*Cooke Richard

*Habberley Thomas

Butchers

*Alcock George

*Clarke William

Farmers

Johnson James, Park

*Mountford Joseph

Nixon, John, Gill bank

Wilding Randle

Shopkeepers

*Alcock George

*Baker Levi

*Bromley John

Cartwright Richard, Newfield

*Price James

*Robinson Joseph, (and baker)

*Sandford William

*Unwin Hannah

Tailors

*Hilditch John

*Lunt Joseph

*Nixon Henry