Stoulton
| Stoulton | |
| Worcestershire | |
|---|---|
 village hall | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°8’47"N, 2°8’27"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 453 (2011) |
| Post town: | Worcester |
| Postcode: | WR7 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Mid Worcestershire |
Stoulton or Stoughton is a village and parish about five miles south-west of Worcester, in the Oswaldslow hundred of Worcestershire. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawbridge.[1] In 2011 the parish had a population of 453.[2] The parish touches Norton-juxta-Kempsey, Whittington, Peopleton, Drakes Broughton, Wadborough and White Ladies Aston.[3] Many houses in the village date from the 17th century.[4] The scientist and cleric William Derham, the first man to accurately measure the speed of sound, was born in Stoulton in 1657.[5]
Features
There are 20 listed buildings in Stoulton.[6] Stoulton railway station opened in 1854 and closed in 1966 although it was in the parish of Drakes Broughton and Wadborough.[7] The church is 12th century.[8] Upper Wolverton was a village in the parish that is thought to have been depopulated before 1550, the site currently has 2 farms.[9] Lower Wolverton was possibly also a village in the parish.[10]
History
The name "Stoulton" means 'Stool farm/settlement'.[11] Stoulton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stoltun.[12] Stoulton was "Stoltun" in the 9th and 11th centuries, "Stulton" in the 15th century and "Stowton" in the 17th century.[13] On the 25th of March 1885 Cookes Holme was transferred to the parish of Norton-juxta-Kempsey. The transferred area contained 1 house in 1891.[14]
References
- ↑ "STOULTON HISTORY". Stoulton History. https://www.stoultonworcester.org/stoulton-history/.
- ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stoulton Parish (E04010434)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04010434. Retrieved 17 May 2019
- ↑ "Stoulton". Ordnance Survey. http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000003046.
- ↑ "Parish Website of Stoulton". Worcestershire Council. http://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=115&PostCode=WR74QP&Prop=148864&partner=wdc&MarriedTo=0.
- ↑ Smolenaars, Marja. ‘Derham, William (1657–1735)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings in Stoulton, Wychavon, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/stoulton-wychavon-worcestershire.
- ↑ Historic England. "Stoulton station (509150)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=509150. Retrieved 17 May 2019
- ↑ Historic England. "St Edmunds Church (118029)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=118029. Retrieved 17 May 2019
- ↑ Historic England. "Upper Wolverton DMV site (118322)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=118322. Retrieved 17 May 2019
- ↑ Historic England. "Lower Wolverton Poss. DMV (118335)". PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=118335. Retrieved 17 May 2019
- ↑ "Stoulton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Stoulton.
- ↑ "Worcestershire S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/worcestershire4.html#stoulton.
- ↑ "Parishes: Stoulton". British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp532-537.
- ↑ "Relationships and Changes Stoulton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10347208.
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