RICKERSCOTE, a township in the parish of CASTLE-CHURCH,
eastern division of the hundred of CUTTLESTONE,
county of STAFFORD, 1 mile (S.S.B.) from
Stafford. The population is returned with the parish.
It is situated on the banks of the river Peak, near its
confluence with the Sow, amid scenery highly picturesque
and beautiful, and is distinguished by its valuable spa,
recently discovered, and found to be efficacious in the
cure of various disorders, internal and external.