SHENSTON, (Staffordshire) on the E. side of Walsal, bel. formerly to the Grendons, till one of them forfeited his hand by striking in the court, and yielded this manor to the K. for the redemption of it, It is a goodly manor with a park, and here was the seat of the late Mr. Rugeley. Dr. Plot says the inh. frequently use the Erica Vulgaris, i.e. heath or ling, for hops to preserve their beer; and that they sometimes malt oats, which, mixed with barley-malt, makes excellent tipple.