Samuel Salt (died 1792) was an English lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790. He is also known for his connection to the family of author Charles Lamb .
20-715: Salt was the son of John Salt, vicar of Audley, Staffordshire . He was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1741, at the Inner Temple in 1745, and was called to the bar in 1753. He was a Director of the South Sea Company from 1769 to 1775 and was deputy Governor from 1775 until his death. Salt was a lawyer for the Eliot family of Port Eliot. On the interest of the Eliot family Salt was returned to parliament at
40-566: A director of the South Sea Company . Salt did not stand in 1790 John Lamb, father of Charles Lamb, was Salt's clerk for nearly 40 years. Charles was born in Crown Office Row , where Salt owned chambers, and it was the home of the Lamb family until 1792. Salt procured the admission of Charles to Christ's Hospital . Through Salt's s influence as a governor of the South Sea Company , Charles and his elder brother obtained clerkships under
60-522: A monastery there. At the Council of Chelsea in 787, Bishop Higbert was raised to the rank of archbishop and given authority over the dioceses of Worcester , Leicester , Lindsey , Hereford , Elmham and Dunwich . This was due to the persuasion of King Offa of Mercia, who wanted an archbishop to rival Canterbury . On Offa's death in 796, however, the Pope removed the archiepiscopal rank and restored
80-588: A new Diocese of Coventry was recreated. In 1848 the Diocese of Lichfield gained the territory of Wolverhampton , previously under the independent Dean of the Royal Peculiar St Peter's Collegiate Church of the town. In 1884 the archdeaconry of Derby was transferred to the new Diocese of Southwell . In 1877 part of the archdeaconry of Stafford became the archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent (now generally called merely Stoke) and in 1981
100-660: A publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney , ed. (1897). " Salt, Samuel ". Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. Audley, Staffordshire Audley is a large village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Audley Rural , in the Newcastle-under-Lyme district, in Staffordshire , England. It is the centre of Audley Rural parish, approximately four miles (6 km) north west of Newcastle-under-Lyme and 3 miles (5 km) from Alsager near
120-458: The 1768 general election for their pocket-boroughs of St Germans and Liskeard . He chose to sit for Liskeard and was returned there again in 1774 and 1780 . In politics he was a Whig. Salt was expected to stand again at Liskeard in the 1784 general election but instead he stood for Aldeburgh in Suffolk on the interest of Philip Champion de Crespigny . Crespigny's brother was also
140-520: The Diocese of Chester was created and parishes in south Lancashire, Cheshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire were transferred to the new diocese. On 24 January 1837, the archdeaconry of Coventry was transferred to the Diocese of Worcester and the Bishop, see and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry all accordingly renamed Lichfield. In 1891 the Bishop of Coventry became a suffragan see (1891-1903), in 1918
160-502: The Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield . At this stage it also covered Derbyshire and most of Warwickshire . In 1539 the see was transferred back to Lichfield and the name was reversed to become the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry . The diocese was one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries roughly coinciding with the constituent counties or parts of counties: Chester (covering Cheshire and south Lancashire), Coventry, Derby, Salop and Stafford. In 1541
180-683: The Lichfield Diocese of the Church of England , the church is linked to St John's, Alsager's Bank and St Martin's, Talke in a united benefice established by the Diocese. It is a Grade II* listed building, Thomas Audley, whose commemorative brass is in St James Church in Audley, was the son of the second Lord Audley, James (Baron Audley of Redcastle and Heleigh) and Elizabeth Lestrange of Knokyn . James 2nd Baron Audley's first wife
200-537: The Lichfield and Walsall archdeaconries). The See of Shrewsbury was in existence from 1888 to 1905, then re-created in 1940; the See of Stafford was created in 1909, and the See of Wolverhampton in 1979. The diocesan area scheme was instituted in 1992. In 2022, it was announced that the suffragan See of Oswestry in the diocese would be used as a provincial episcopal visitor (for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in
220-585: The North Staffs South Cheshire Premier League North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League , which they won in 2007. They also have 2x other Saturday teams, 1x Sunday team and various junior teams from Under 19's through to Under 8's. Audley climbing centre offers a wide range of activities to the local area and Audley's Kent Hills cricket ground has hosted 3 Minor Counties games; v Shropshire in 2010 and v Suffolk in 2009 and 2006. In 1931
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#1732797682526240-708: The Staffordshire- Cheshire border. Audley is located on the B5500 , the former A52 road . Just south of the A500 , the village is approximately five minutes from the M6 motorway . The first mention of Audley is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was called Aldidelege , when the lands were held by a Saxon called Gamel . At this time, the area was very sparsely populated, and because of its distance from
260-556: The city of Lichfield . The diocese covers 4,516 km (1,744 sq mi) of several counties: almost all of Staffordshire , northern Shropshire , a significant portion of the West Midlands , and very small portions of Warwickshire and Powys ( Wales ). The Diocese of Mercia was created by Diuma in around 656 and the see was settled in Lichfield in 669 by the then bishop, Ceadda (later Saint Chad), who built
280-646: The company. Salt became bencher at the Inner Temple in 1782, reader in 1787 and treasurer in 1788. He died at his chambers in Crown Office Row, Inner Temple, on 27 July 1792, and was buried in a vault of the Temple Church . A shield with his coat-of-arms was placed in the sixteenth panel (counting from the west) on the north side of the Inner Temple hall. He was unmarried. Attribution [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
300-459: The dioceses to the authority of Canterbury. In 803 the Council of Clovesho accepted this decision. During the 9th century, the diocese was devastated by the Vikings . Lichfield itself was unwalled and had become rather poor, so Bishop Peter moved the see to the fortified and wealthier Chester in 1075. His successor, Robert de Limesey , transferred it to Coventry and the diocese was renamed
320-440: The major towns of Stafford and Chester there was little outside contact. There was a medieval castle at Audley Castle Hill during the late 13th century; only a low earthwork remains of the former motte . Excavations have yielded some stonework. The parish church of St James is on Church Street, at the top of Wilbraham's Walk. Christians have met together on the site of the present church building for nearly 1000 years. Part of
340-605: The parish had a population of 13,621. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form Audley Rural and Talke , parts also went to Madeley and Newcastle-under-Lyme . Diocese of Lichfield The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury , England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in
360-543: The remainder was renamed the archdeaconry of Lichfield . In 1997 another part of the archdeaconry (of Lichfield) was removed to form the new archdeaconry of Walsall , covering Trysull, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. The bishop diocesan is assisted by the area bishops of Shrewsbury (responsible for the Salop archdeaconry), Stafford (responsible for the Stoke archdeaconry), and Wolverhampton (responsible for
380-519: Was Joan Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer . James's cousin Sir James Audley was Edward 'The Black Prince's' hero on the battlefield who was created 21st Knight of the Garter . Sir James's father was Hugh Audley Baron Audley of Stratton. The volunteer-run Audley Theatre is located in the former Coronation Cinema on Hall Street. The cinema was originally opened in 1911. In the 1930s it
400-861: Was renamed the Palace Cinema, and after 1962 was converted into a bingo club. It later stood empty. It was purchased by the Audley Players in 1967, and renovated; in 1969 the Audley Theatre was opened by Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch . Audley has football, cricket and bowling clubs within the village. For the 2010–2011 season the football club played in Division 1 of the Staffordshire County League Staffordshire County Senior League . Audley Cricket club 1st team play in
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