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Staffordshire village, on the north bank of the River Tame, four and a half miles NW of Tamworth. Its name may have come from the fact that at one time a large number of eels could be found in the river at this point.
Location map of Elford courtesy of Streetmap.co.uk
Robert Bage (1730-1801) owned a paper mill next to Mill House. He wrote six novels including Hermsprong (1796) and Man as he is (1792) which were much admired by Sir Walter Scott.
Page created 11 March 2004 and last updated
11 March 2004
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