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1851
William White wrote in 1851 that "Whitgreave or Whitgrove, is a township of 1620 acre and 185 souls. It includes several scattered houses, and a small village, lying in a pleasant valley, four miles (6 km) NNW of Stafford, and is chiefly owned by HC Taylor, Esq".

1894-1895
It was written in The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1894-1895 that "the township is 1 mile NE of Great Bridgeford station and 3.5 miles NNW of Stafford. The population is 160 and the total area of the village is 1201 acre, and the ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1844".

1851 Census - 1921 Census
Data from the 1851 census shows that the population in 1851 was 191, decreasing by approximately 10 in the 1861 census , and decreasing again by around 30 to 150 people in 1881. The population then increases slightly to 161 in 1891, with 78 males and 83 females. The 1901 census shows the population is 140, wihch then decreases slightly to 132 in the 1911 census, with 71 males and 61 females. the population then increases to 168 in the 1921 census.



2001 Census
The 2001 census recorded that there were 188 people living in the village of Whitgreave on Sunday, 29 April 2001, with 90 males, 98 females and 70 households.