Difference between revisions of "Preston-on-Stour"
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|picture=Footpath to Atherstone on Stour - geograph.org.uk - 1735930.jpg | |picture=Footpath to Atherstone on Stour - geograph.org.uk - 1735930.jpg | ||
|picture caption=Footpath to Atherstone on Stour looking north | |picture caption=Footpath to Atherstone on Stour looking north | ||
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|latitude=52.147343 | |latitude=52.147343 | ||
|longitude=-1.704180 | |longitude=-1.704180 | ||
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|post town=Stratford-upon-Avon | |post town=Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
|postcode=CV37 | |postcode=CV37 | ||
|dialling code=01789 | |dialling code=01789 | ||
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− | '''Preston | + | '''Preston on Stour''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], in the north-east of the county close by the border of [[Warwickshire]]. It is found some two and a half miles south of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. |
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+ | As its name suggests, the village stands on the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|River Stour]], which flows northward, just east of the village centre. The A3400 main road follows the river about half a mile further east. | ||
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+ | To the east of the village lies the country estate of [[Alscot Park]] with its Grade I listed Georgian mansion house. | ||
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+ | The village formerly had a Junior and Infant School but this was closed in 1974. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
− | {{commons}} | + | {{commons|Preston on Stour}} |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} |
Latest revision as of 23:11, 20 February 2020
Preston-on-Stour | |
Gloucestershire | |
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Footpath to Atherstone on Stour looking north | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SP203499 |
Location: | 52°8’50"N, 1°42’15"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Stratford-upon-Avon |
Postcode: | CV37 |
Dialling code: | 01789 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Stratford-on-Avon |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
Preston on Stour is a village in Gloucestershire, in the north-east of the county close by the border of Warwickshire. It is found some two and a half miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon.
As its name suggests, the village stands on the River Stour, which flows northward, just east of the village centre. The A3400 main road follows the river about half a mile further east.
To the east of the village lies the country estate of Alscot Park with its Grade I listed Georgian mansion house.
The village formerly had a Junior and Infant School but this was closed in 1974.
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Preston-on-Stour) |