Pillaton nr. Penkridge

No individual entry found for this Pillaton in the Domesday survey. The entry for the parish of Penkridge in the Victoria County History (Stafford, vol. 5, 1959) notes: "The small chapel of ST. MODWENA occupies the east end of the existing range of buildings at Pillaton Hall. Before the greater part of the Hall was demolished in the 18th century it formed the northeast corner of the quadrangular plan, abutting on the moat on two sides. The present building dates from the earlier 16th century, being contemporary with the rebuilding of the Hall at that period. [...] In 1888 it was thoroughly restored and reinstated for use as a chapel. [...] The stone font forms a projection in the middle of the west wall, its faces carved with trefoil-headed panels." The entry for Pillaton Old Hall, a scheduled monument in Historic England [List Entry Number: 1011061} reports: "East of the gatehouse is the stone-built chapel dedicated to St Modwena which was built c.1480. The chapel was restored in the 19th century. It remains in ecclesiastical use and is not included in the scheduling."