Knighton, Adbaston

Knighton is a hamlet forming part of the parish of Adbaston in Staffordshire. If is one of two places in the county with the name, the other being near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Knighton is situated close to the Staffordshire/Shropshire border in undulating agricultural land featuring a not inconsiderable number of endemic hardwood trees. Another feature is the Shropshire Union Canal, which passes through the hamlet at the point of a cutting and substantial embankment. Adjacent to the canal is the Knighton Reservoir, the function of which is to replenish its waters. Although fundamentally agricultural there is a food processing and packaging plant belonging to the food manufacturer Knighton Foods Ltd which processes and packs a wide range of products including Hot Beverages, Instant Desserts, Custards and Whips, Bakery Ingredients, Instant Milks, Coffee Creamers and Fat Powders.^[1] The factory maintains a social club, the facilities of which are available to the wider community for social events. The club's football pitch is home ground to the amateur Sunday football team Woodseaves FC, from the nearby village of Woodseaves, who play in the Stafford and District Sunday League.

The immediate area has a wealth of fauna and flora, with buzzards and ravens often seen in the skies; otters have been reported in water courses; deer are occasionally seen in the surrounding fields; and at least one "big cat" has been spotted within the parish.