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Stottesdon

{{Short description|Village in Shropshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

| official_name= Stottesdon

| label_position = left

|coordinates = {{coord|52.441|-2.483|display=inline,title}}

| population = 782

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129183&c=DY14+8NA&d=16&e=62&g=6460347&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1448193364859&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=22 November 2015}}

|civil_parish = Stottesdon

|unitary_england = Shropshire

|lieutenancy_england = Shropshire

|region= West Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Ludlow

| post_town= Kidderminster

| postcode_area= DY

| postcode_district= DY14

| dial_code= 01746

|static_image_name = The only pub in the village - geograph.org.uk - 687154.jpg

|static_image_caption = Stottesdon

|os_grid_reference = SO671827

}}

Stottesdon is a village and civil parish in south east Shropshire, England. The parish of Stottesdon covers a large rural area and extends over the village of Chorley.[http://www.stottesdon-parish.org.uk Stottesdon Parish Portal] The village is situated near the market towns of Cleobury Mortimer and Bridgnorth.

History

St. Mary's Church (the oldest building in Stottesdon) is pre-Norman with parts that may date at 450 CE,{{Cite web |url=http://www.search.secretshropshire.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=1967&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=10155&text=1&resource=5297 |title=Secret Shropshire - St Mary's Church Stottesdon |access-date=2008-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721111256/http://www.search.secretshropshire.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=1967&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=10155&text=1&resource=5297 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead |df= }} although the bulk of the church is post-Norman. The churchyard contains the war graves of 3 British soldiers of World War I.[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/43342/STOTTESDON%20(ST.%20MARY)%20CHURCHYARD] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.

Facilities

Stottesdon has a primary school, St Mary’s C of E primary school, a public house the fighting cocks and post box.

Notable people

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Stottesdon}}

  • [http://stottesdon-parish.org.uk The Stottesdon Parish Portal]
  • [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120316213557/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-364000-282000 Stottesdon] in Domesday Reloaded
  • [http://stottesdon.shropshire.digitalbrain.com Stottesdon C of E Primary School]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
  • [http://chorleyfamilyplaygroup.co.uk Chorley Family Playgroup at Stottesdon School]
  • [http://www.fosps.org.uk Friends of Stottesdon Primary School]

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Category:Civil parishes in Shropshire

Category:Villages in Shropshire

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