Stathern
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Stathern
|country = England
|region = East Midlands
|shire_district = Melton
|shire_county = Leicestershire
|post_town = MELTON MOWBRAY
|postcode_area = LE
|postcode_district = LE14
|dial_code = 01949
|coordinates = {{coord|52|52|20.2|N|0|51|15.3|W}}
|population = 728
|population_ref = (2011 Census)
|constituency_westminster = Rutland and Melton
}}
Stathern is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir about {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of Melton Mowbray. Its church has an unusual dedication and its school a long history. Its pub doubles as a post office.
Population
In the 2001 census the parish had 288 dwellings,{{Cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796064&c=Stathern&d=16&e=15&g=466409&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258828138843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=787 |title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Profile – Accommodation and Tenure: Area: Stathern CP (Parish) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=2009-11-21}} and a population of 672.{{Cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796064&c=Stathern&d=16&e=15&g=466409&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258828138843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Stathern CP (Parish) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=2009-11-21}} The population had increased to 728 at the time of the 2011 census,{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129023&c=Stathern&d=16&e=62&g=6445141&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466513677224&enc=1 |title=Civil Parish population 2011 |accessdate=21 June 2016 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} and was estimated at 751 in 2019.[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/leicestershire/E34000802__stathern/ City Population. Retrieved 3 February 2021.]
Amenities
The village has an Anglican church, St Guthlac's, listed Grade II*. Parts of it date from the 13th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1867–1868 under R. W. Johnson.[https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101074997-church-of-st-guthlac-stathern#.XL3TH4kzY6Q Listing text. Retrieved 22 April 2019.] Guthlac of Crowland was a Lincolnshire hermit-saint of the 7th–8th century. The church has a ring of five bells. It normally holds a family service on the first Sunday in the month.[https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3440/service-and-events/events-regular/ Stathern pages. Retrieved 22 April 2019.]
The village primary school in Water Lane dates back at least to 1868 and in some form to 1845.[https://www.stathern.leics.sch.uk/website/school_history/148775 School's own site. Retrieved 22 April 2019.] It has about 100 pupils.[https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119952 Ofsted reports.]
The public house, The Plough Inn, also acts as a restaurant and provides thrice-weekly post office services.[http://theploughstathern.com/ Own site. Retrieved 18 April 2019.] There coffee shop, village store{{Cite web |title=COFFEE SHOT {{!}} STATHERN {{!}} CAFE & SHOP |url=https://www.coffee-shot.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=coffee-shot |language=en}} and bed-and-breakfast accommodation available in the village.[https://www.stathernparish.co.uk/ Parish Council site. Retrieved 22 April 2019.]
Stathern is served by hourly weekday, daytime buses between Melton Mowbray and Bottesford or Bingham.[https://bustimes.org/services/24-melton-mowbray-bingham-bottesford?date=2019-04-18 Bus times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.] The nearest railway station is at Bottesford (8 miles/12.9 km), with services to and beyond Nottingham and Grantham or Skegness.
File:Stathern South.jpg|View of Stathern looking South from the roof of St Guthlac's Church
File:Stathern North.jpg|View of Stathern looking North from the roof of St Guthlac's Church
File:St_Guthlac's Church, Stathern.jpg|St Guthlac's Church
File:UK_Stathern_(SideA).jpg|Signpost in Stathern
File:UK_Stathern_(SideB).jpg|Signpost in Stathern
References
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External links
- [https://www.stathern.org.uk Village Website]
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Category:Villages in Leicestershire
Category:Civil parishes in Leicestershire
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