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| | GENUKI: Uttoxeter |
 | | The parish of Uttoxeter contains about 9000 acres of fertile land and in 1841 had 4735 inhabitants, of whom about 3700 are in the town, and the rest in the hamlets and constablewicks of Crakemarsh, Loxley, Stramshall-and-Creighton, and Woodlands. |
 | | The benefice is a curacy, annexed to the Vicarage of Uttoxeter. |
 | | During the civil wars of the 17th century, Uttoxeter was much harrassed by the forces of the contending parties, and large sums were levied on the inhabitants, both by the Royalists and Parliamentarians. |
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