Admaston, Staffordshire
Admaston is a small hamlet in Staffordshire, England just outside the town of Rugeley near to Abbots Bromley and Blithfield Hall.
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Admaston Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK050232 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGELEY |
| Postcode district | WS15 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
The name Admaston is derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ēadmund and means 'Ēadmund's town'; it was recorded in the 12th century as Edmundestone and Admerdeston, and in the 13th century as Admundestan and Edmundestone.
It is a namesake of Admaston/Bromley township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada, which took part of its name from this hamlet in the 19th century.
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