Onecote
Onecote is a small village in the Hamps Valley within the uplands of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Peak District National Park. It is possibly one of the longest Parishes in England being seven miles long and around two miles wide and covers an area of 1,998 hectares.
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Village Hall
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The Hall was originally built as the village school in 1872. There were 47 children on it's books by 1875. A voluntary school board was formed in 1878 and the school house next door was built in 1880. The school had originally been an all age school but became a junior school in the early 1940's. Onecote county primary school finally closed as a school in 1984. In 1992 the school building started to be used as a village hall under the ownership of the Lichfield Diocese. The building was eventually purchased by the community of Onecote in 1999.
St Luke's Church
The Church of St Luke dates from the early 1750's. It was built in stone but was originally a single cell building with a wooden bell cot. In 1837 it was given a chancel, a southwest porch and the gallery moved to the west side. Furnishings include the organ from 1904. Royal Coat of Arms of 1754, a War Memorial Board, a Commandments Board of 1755 and a single undated bell. The Registers date from 1755.
Onecote Chapel
The original Chapel at Onecote was built in 1524 and was located near Onecote Old Hall on the Grindon side of Onecote Parish Boundary on land called Chapel Yard. By 1823 there was a Wesleyan Methodist Society in Onecote and a room was registered there for worship by Protestant dissenters in 1826. The society existed until 1843. The current Methodist Chapel opened in 1822. A porch was added in 1934 and the chapel enlarged in 1955. By 1992 it was known as Onecote Methodist Church.
