
Chartley Manor- the home of the Earls of Essex. Queen Elizabeth I stayed here for a week whilst visiting Stafford and Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here for a brief period before being taken from here to Fotheringhay where she was executed.

The A518 in Staffordshire links Stafford to Uttoxeter. Along its fifteen mile route it passes the ruins of Chartley Castle. Nearby is the moated Chartley Manor, a private residence. This blog attempts to take in all the places that once belonged to Chartley Estate.