Stoulton
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Stoulton
| civil_parish = Stoulton
| country= England
| region= West Midlands
|coordinates = {{coord|52.146460|-2.1409017|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= Worcester
| postcode_area= WR
| postcode_district= WR7
| dial_code=
| shire_district= Wychavon
| shire_county= Worcestershire
| hide_services= Yes
| population = 453
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| area_total_km2=7.9202
|constituency_westminster=Mid Worcestershire
|static_image=Stoulton Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1624010.jpg
|static_image_caption=village hall
|website=
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Stoulton or Stoughton{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WOR/Stoulton|title=Stoulton|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165937/https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WOR/Stoulton|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south west of Worcester,{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10099|title=History of History of Stoulton, in Wychavon and Worcestershire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165933/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10099|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawbridge.{{cite web|url=https://www.stoultonworcester.org/stoulton-history/|title=STOULTON HISTORY|publisher=Stoulton History|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517184332/https://www.stoultonworcester.org/stoulton-history/|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} In 2011 the parish had a population of 453.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04010434|title=Stoulton Parish|accessdate=17 May 2019}} The parish touches Norton-juxta-Kempsey, Whittington, Peopleton, Drakes Broughton, Wadborough and White Ladies Aston.{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000003046|title=Stoulton|publisher=Ordnance Survey|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904231510/http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000003046|archive-date=4 September 2012|url-status=live}} Many houses in the village date from the 17th century.{{cite web|url=http://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=115&PostCode=WR74QP&Prop=148864&partner=wdc&MarriedTo=0|title=Parish Website of Stoulton|publisher=Worcestershire County Council|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211429/http://e-services.worcestershire.gov.uk/MyParish/Welcome.aspx?ParishID=115&PostCode=WR74QP&Prop=148864&partner=wdc&MarriedTo=0|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}} The scientist and cleric William Derham, the first man to accurately measure the speed of sound, was born in Stoulton in 1657.Smolenaars, Marja. ‘[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528 Derham, William (1657–1735)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161839/http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528 |date=2015-09-24 }}’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 17 May 2018.
Features
There are 20 listed buildings in Stoulton.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/stoulton-wychavon-worcestershire|title=Listed Buildings in Stoulton, Wychavon, Worcestershire|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165933/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/stoulton-wychavon-worcestershire|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} Stoulton railway station opened in 1854 and closed in 1966 although it was in the parish of Drakes Broughton and Wadborough.{{PastScape|num=509150|desc=Stoulton station|access-date=17 May 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} The church is 12th century.{{PastScape|num=118029|desc=St Edmunds Church|access-date=17 May 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} Upper Wolverton was a village in the parish that is thought to have been depopulated before 1550, the site currently has 2 farms.{{PastScape|num=118322|desc=Upper Wolverton DMV site|access-date=17 May 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}} Lower Wolverton was possibly also a village in the parish.{{PastScape|num=118335|desc=Lower Wolverton Poss. DMV|access-date=17 May 2019|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
History
The name "Stoulton" means 'Stool farm/settlement'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Stoulton|title=Stoulton Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165934/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Worcestershire/Stoulton|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} Stoulton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stoltun.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/worcestershire4.html#stoulton|title=Worcestershire S-Z|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806115547/http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/worcestershire4.html#stoulton|archive-date=6 August 2018|url-status=live}} Stoulton was "Stoltun" in the 9th and 11th centuries, "Stulton" in the 15th century and "Stowton" in the 17th century.{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp532-537|title=Parishes: Stoulton|publisher=British History Online|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517171929/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp532-537|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10347208|title=Relationships and Changes Stoulton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165938/http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10347208|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}}
Notable residents
- Matthias Holst, half-brother of Gustav Holst, lived at Vicarage CottageBirmingham Daily Gazette Wednesday 11 April 1956, page 3
References
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