Stockton on Teme
{{Short description|Village in Worcestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}
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| official_name = Stockton on Teme
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| static_image_name = Stockton on Teme church - geograph.org.uk - 76894.jpg
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| static_image_caption = Stockton on Teme church
| shire_district = Malvern Hills
| shire_county = Worcestershire
| region = West Midlands
| civil_parish =
| constituency_westminster = West Worcestershire
| postcode_district = WR6
| postcode_area = WR
| post_town = WORCESTER
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Stockton on Teme is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is close to the River Teme and is noted for its 12th century Norman church with an unusual circular graveyard.([https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/76894 photo]).
The current house on Pensax Road called Stockton Lodge was changed from Wharf Cottage (2006) which was previously 2 workers cottages called 96 pensax road which were made into a single dwelling called Wharf Cottage.
History
{{see also|History of Worcestershire}}
Stockton on Teme was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred.Morgan, Vanessa Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, 2011, The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire. p20
The Rev Theophilus Houlbrooke FRSE was rector of the church from 1770 until 1784{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}} and Rev Thomas Pearson was rector from 1808 to 1828.Wardle, Terry Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire 2010 The History Press Stroud, Gloucestershire p108 He then moved to become the Rector at Great Witley where from 1843 to 1846 he was also the chaplain to Queen Adelaide who at that time was living at Witley Court.Wardle, Terry Heroes & Villains of Worcestershire 2010 The History Press Stroud, Gloucestershire p9
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201044924/http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=85&PostCode=WR66UT&Prop=22531&partner=mhc&MarriedTo=0 Stockton on Teme official web site.]
- [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/Stockton on Teme-st-andrew/ St Andrew's Church web site]
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Category:Villages in Worcestershire
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