An illustrated history of the parish of Hanley Castle was published by The Hanleys Village Society in June 2010. The Hanleys Village Society put together a ‘History of Hanley Castle and Hanley Swan’ written by local resident Malcolm Fare and contains 150 illustrations and many accounts of what life was like in the villages in the past. […]
Village Green and Pond History
The focal point of Hanley Swan has always been without question the Village Pond and Village Green. The village pond for many, many years was an open pool where cows and sheep would roam and take refreshment. In 1900 the pond was so polluted the Parish Council disconnected the overflow from the cesspit at St Gabriel’s Terrace, […]
