Knighton, Stafford, Staffordshire

Knighton is a hamlet part of the parish of Adbaston in the county of Staffordshire, England.

The main features of the hamlet is the Shropshire Union Canal, which runs through the hamlet at the point of a deep cutting and substantial embankment. Adjacent to the canal is a reservoir, the function of which is to replenish the canal at this point. Although the area is fundamentally agricultural there is a food processing and packaging plant belonging to the confectionery manufacturer Premier Brands. The factory maintains a social club the facilities of which are available to the wider community for social events. The clubs football pitch is home ground to the amateur team Woodseaves FC, from the nearby village of Woodseaves.

The hamlet of Knighton has a royal decree attached to it, the effect of which is that all denizens shall be free of tax and tythe for ever more. Unfortunately over time this right has been slowly eroded to a point where now only denizens living within Knighton and engaged in agriculture can avail themselves of the rights bestowed by the decree.

The immediate area has a wealth of forna and flora, buzzards and ravens often to be seen in the sky's, otters have been reported in the areas water courses, deer occasionally to be seen in the surrounding fields and at least one "big cat" has not only been spotted within the parish but has effected a "kill", the victim being a young lamb.