Calton is a village and a former parochial chapelry and civil parish, now in the parish of Waterhouses, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 222.[1] The chapelry contained the four parishes of Croxden, Blore, Mayfield, and Waterfall. In 1866, the four parishes became the civil parish of Calton, and on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Waterhouses.[2] The village of Calton stands in the old parish of Mayfield, along with the chapel of St Mary.[3][4]

Calton
The village of Calton
Calton is located in Staffordshire
Calton
Calton
Location within Staffordshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
53°02′56″N 1°50′49″W / 53.049°N 1.847°W / 53.049; -1.847

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.[5]

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Calton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Calton Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Calton". Staffordshire Place Guide. Staffordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ White, William (1851). History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire. Sheffield.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.