# Ellenhall

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{{Short description|Hamlet in Staffordshire, England}}
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'''Ellenhall''' is a small [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire) hamlet roughly 2.5 miles south of [Eccleshall](/source/Eccleshall) originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the [Earl of Lichfield](/source/Earl_of_Lichfield). The population as taken at the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) was 144.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123151&c=Ellenhall&d=16&e=62&g=6464816&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1449502734516&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> The hamlet consists of a scattered community of cottages and several farms. Ellenhall has no shop, public house or post office. The village school closed in the 1970's and is now a private residence.

thumb|right|St Mary's church, Ellenhall, May 2008

The church stands on a natural mound close to the highest point at the northern end of the hamlet and is dedicated to [St. Mary](/source/St._Mary). The grey sandstone chancel is the oldest part of the church dating from the 12th century, while the red-brick nave and tower represent a 1757 re-build of an earlier structure. The architect for the restoration was Andrew Capper.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=4478 |title=Ellenhall, Ellenhall S.Mary Church - Staffordshire {{!}} Diocese of Lichfield<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=19 May 2008 |archive-date=10 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110023223/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=4478 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The registers of [St Mary](/source/St_Mary), Ellenhall, commenced in 1539. The original registers for the period 1599-1903 (Baptisms), 1563-1754 & 1813-1836 (Marriages) & 1539-1964 (Burials) are deposited at [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire) Record Office. Bishops Transcripts for the period 1673-1866 (with gaps) are deposited at [Lichfield](/source/Lichfield) Record Office.<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Ellenhall/index.html GENUKI: Ellenhall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [Robert Harcourt](/source/Robert_Harcourt_(explorer)) (1574 in Ellenhall – 1631) an English explorer, particularly of [British Guiana](/source/British_Guiana).<ref>{{Cite DNB|wstitle= Harcourt, Robert |volume= 24 |last= Goodwin |first= Gordon |author-link= |page= 321 |year= |short=1}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Ellenhall](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Ellenhall)

==References==
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==External links==
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