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The name comes from the Middle English Ermitage, meaning 'Hermitage', from a tradition that a hermit lived between the church and the River Trent. It does not appear in the Domesday Book although Handsacre does.
The professional golfer Robert Rock was born in Armitage.
Armitage is close to the villages of Handsacre and Hill Ridware. It is also close to the towns of Rugeley and Stafford.
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