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DTSTART:20251003T140000Z
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URL:https://www.staffordshirehistory.org.uk/events/record-society-lecture/
SUMMARY:Staffordshire Record Society Annual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:'The 1851 Religious Census of England and Wales \; the Stafford
 shire returns'\n\nJoin local expert Richard Totty as he explores the fasci
 nating 1851 religious census and sheds light on local history for the 2025
  Staffordshire Record Society Lecture.\n\n'On the same day in 1851 as the 
 population census a census of places of religious places of worship took p
 lace with the intention of determining if there were sufficient places of
  worship in the country to allow all the inhabitants to attend a service.
   It became rather muddled as other questions were added on but it evoke
 d an almost complete response (after some reminding) that now tells us a 
 lot about religious practices at the time and sheds light into some very i
 nteresting aspects of local history. Respondents were asked to make commen
 ts\, which some did with enthusiasm\, often to record perceived grievances
 . It was never repeated so it remains the sole thorough survey of religiou
 s worship ever carried out in the country. A parish history is not comple
 te without reference to the findings.'\n\nThis event takes place in the ac
 tivity room at the Staffordshire History Centre.\n\nTickets are £5 per pe
 rson\, please book ahead via our online shop.\n\n
LOCATION:Staffordshire History Centre\, Eastgate Street\, Stafford\, ST16 2
 LZ\, United Kingdom
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