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[[Image:KingsStanleyChurchStreet.jpg|thumb|300px|Church Street, the main road through Kings Stanley, leading to the King's Head pub.]]
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[[Image:Ksbusshelter.JPG|thumb|300px|The Kings Stanley bus shelter is oft the focal point for local youngsters.]]
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[[Image:Bottompark.jpg|thumb|300px|The bottom of the park is a valuable meeting point for skaters and those with motor vehicles.]]
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[[Image:Kerbskate.jpg|thumb|300px|The Kings Stanley park has seen such great skateboarders are C. Bermingham.]]
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'''King's Stanley''' is a [[civil parish]] and village in [[Gloucestershire]], England, to the south of [[Stonehouse, Gloucestershire|Stonehouse]] and southwest of the town of [[Stroud]].


== Geography ==
'''King's Stanley''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]], situated southwest of the town of [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]]. The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with it's neighbours [[Leonard Stanley]] and [[Stanley Downtown]]. The local park, which was donated to the village by local magnates The Marlings - who also helped found [[Marling School]] in [[Stroud]] - is overlooked by [[Selsley]] common, and is now in the care of the Marling trust.
The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with its western neighbours [[Leonard Stanley]] and Stanley Downton. The parish includes the village of Middleyard and the smaller settlements of Selsley West and [[Selsley]], all three lying east of King's Stanley along the minor road towards Stroud.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Maps: Great Britain |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website= |publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref>


The settlements are on the south side of the valley of the [[River Frome, Stroud|River Frome]]. In the south of the parish the land rises steeply, and the high plateau south of Selsley is known as [[Selsley#Selsley Common|Selsley Common]].
==Preamble==


== History ==
The church in Kings Stanley dates back to the 12th century. It is rumoured that the village itself is infact built upon the belly of a believed-to-be-active volcano. The inhabitants are very welcoming; It is said that the volcano god controls the weather around this small village, and that the weather refects his changeful moods. If the volcano god is upset, the weather is bad; but if it is good then the weather is calm. They also claim that every full moon a ritual sacrifice must take place, and the villagers say that if this does not take place then they will have a vengeful god, more than willing to take his anger out on the village populace by forcing the co-op to shut half an hour early.
In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, an estate called ''Stantone'' is recorded as held by [[Turstin FitzRolf]].<ref>{{OpenDomesday|SO8103|kings-stanley|[King's] Stanley}}</ref> The name "Stanley" derives from the Saxon words for "stone" and "clearing", with the likely [[etymological]] source of the name being the use of stone within construction in the village. The prefix "King's" was added to the name by the year 1236, due to the prior ownership of the locale by the crown in the period 1160-1188, and to distinguish from the neighbouring [[Leonard Stanley]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Griffin |first1=Peter |title=History of King's Stanley (including Middleyard and Selsley) |date=2020 |publisher=Past Historic |isbn=978-1-8383718-0-7}}</ref>


The [[Stanley Mills]] woollen mill in the north of the parish, on the Frome opposite [[Ryeford, Gloucestershire|Ryeford]], was built in the early 19th century. Its principal building is [[Grade I listed]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1171285|desc=Main building at Stanley Mills|access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>
King's Stanley has a stable youth population which has seen an increase in recent years. Among some of the places of interest in kings stanley for today's youths are the park benches, of which there are four, the bus shelter, which provides shelter and wind protection for those cold winter nights. There are also a variety of kerbs that may be used for skateboarding and rollerblading.


== Amenities ==
Marling Close, which contains the local playing fields on which the cricket and football teams play, was donated to the village by local magnates The Marlings who also helped found [[Marling School]], and is now in the care of the Marling Trust. The village is home to the oldest [[Baptist]] Church in Gloucestershire that started meeting in 1640.


The 12th-century parish church of St George at King's Stanley is a [[Grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{NHLE | num = 1090720| desc= CHURCH OF ST GEORGE |accessdate = 9 August 2014}}</ref> The 19th-century [[All Saints Church, Selsley|All Saints Church]] at Selsley has stained glass by [[Morris & Co.]] and is also Grade I listed.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1090729|desc=Church of All Saints|access-date=16 August 2023|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
==Places of Interest==


King's Stanley is home to a C of E Primary School, established by amalgamating the Infant and Junior Schools on the site of the old Junior School. The Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in October 2009, and judged to be "Outstanding".<ref>{{cite web |title=King's Stanley CofE Primary School Inspection report 2009 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/1960239 |publisher=Ofsted |accessdate=25 August 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825195720/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/1960239 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014 it was rated "Good".<ref>{{cite web |title=King's Stanley CofE Primary School 2014 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2445918 |publisher=Ofsted |accessdate=25 August 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825195738/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2445918 |url-status=live }}</ref>
For a village of fairly small size, it is very well stocked with local amenities.


===The King's Head===
==Notable people==
* [[Anthony Keck]], 18th-century architect who had his workshops at King's Stanley throughout his life and is buried in St. George's in the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://freespace.virgin.net/the.woodies/architect.htm |title=Anthony Keck Architect |accessdate=2015-02-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914060746/http://freespace.virgin.net/the.woodies/architect.htm |archivedate=14 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Sir [[Charles Murray Marling]] (1862–1933), diplomat and ambassador, was born at King's Stanley.
* Damien Kay, lead singer of [[The Outcast Band]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Falconer |first1=Ben |title=Make us huge like Pixie Lott |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/make-us-huge-like-pixie-lott/docview/425094094/se-2 |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Gloucestershire Citizen |date=19 March 2010 |quote=Outcast Band's lead singer Damien Kay, 39, from King's Stanley.}}</ref>


==References==
The focal point of King's Stanley is the village pub, like many other small English villages. The King's Head is owned by [[Dave (Landlord) | Dave]], and is a very friendly and welcoming place. It is split into two sections - a main bar, and a lounge area - and there are rooms available to rent for visitors, subject to availability. There is also a jukebox, a pool table, and a skittle ally. The locals are friendly, and the pub competes in local leagues with both a pool and darts team. It is also occasionally host to excellent karaoke nights.
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===Holly's===
==External links==
{{Commons category|King's Stanley}}
*[http://www.kspc.org.uk Parish council website]
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=15869 British History Online] - King's Stanley entry.
*[http://stroudvoices.co.uk/#kings_stanley Stroud Voices mid 20C oral history from local residents]


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Hollies is a very old shop in the classic English village style, selling a wide variety of goods, from ham (the prices of which are listed in the window) to rugs. If you are lucky you may see the mechanical till that completes the shop's historical look.

===The Co-op===

Providing direct competition, in some areas at least, is a small [[Co-op]] outlet. It sells most of the everyday necessities which the local populace need, including fresh bread, milk and butter as well as a variety of snakcks, drinks, cooking ingredients and frozen goods. It is open until 9 on thursdays and fridays.

===Yew Tree Stores===

The small local newsagents sells all major local and national newspapers as well as a selection of magazines, while titles not stocked can be ordered in. It also sells a selection of cigarettes and sweets, including a pick and mix section.
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==Established Locations==

These are the places of interest in kings stanley that have no real significace other than their value as places in their own right. It is at all these places that the youth of kings stanley have gathered at some point in time, and provide for them an area of great significance.

===The Bus Shleter===
Many nights have been spent sitting in the bus shelter by the local youth population. It is largely of stone construction with wooden beams and a roof. Having three walls and a roof it provides anyone within it with protection from both rain and wind. Although mostly visited by the youth in the winter, it is also used in the rainy season, and when you want to catch busses.

===The Bottom of the Park===
The bottom of the park has always been a gathering point for youths of all ages, primarily as a flat area on which they could practice skateboarding and rollerblading. However each successive generation that passes grows they eventually find that the carpark is a great meeting place for those with motor vehicles. Bands of motorcyclists\scooterists of numbers in excess of 6 or 7 can be seen during the summer months.

The bottom of the park is also well known for its skateboarding, having seen talented skateboarders such as C. Bermingham, S. Maybank and S. Macnameegay. It was also the site for a moped accident involving the lesser spotted Norton

===The Top of the Park===

The top of the park has a childrens enclosure with a slide and an assortment of wooden huts that can also provide shelter much like the bus shelter. The top of the park also has three sets of swings, and a large slide. There are four benches around the top of the park which are useful but not frequented by the youth populace as much as the other benches which warrant their own section (see below).

The top of the park was the place in which residants of kings stanley first played shoe-flicker, a game played on swings where two foes competed to flick their shoes further than the other. The top of the park was a location featured in the 2005 parkour videos 'one day in easter' and 'spasspringen: legend of the chavkour', and also features the farthest entrace to <i>the bank<i> (see below)

While King's Stanley is mostly a very tranquil place, there are a few things visitors should watch out for:

>Norton. The lesser spotted norton can often be found lurking in the dark by a park bench.

>The 'King's Stanley Death Squad'

One of the few major events it has seen is a fire that started in the video rental store. Other recent local news includes a sighting of the lesser spotted Norton, hobbling along on a pair of crutches. Apparently he came off worse in a fight with a immovable object.

One former resident of King's Stanley, Mr Christopher Knight, was recently arrested for exposing himself to an OAP.


[[Category:Villages in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Villages in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Stroud District]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire]]

Latest revision as of 08:21, 25 September 2024

King's Stanley
Church Street, the main road through Kings Stanley, leading to the King's Head pub
King's Stanley is located in Gloucestershire
King's Stanley
King's Stanley
Location within Gloucestershire
Population2,359 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO812038
Civil parish
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Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStonehouse
Postcode districtGL10
Dialling code01453
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51°43′57″N 2°16′25″W / 51.73259°N 2.27362°W / 51.73259; -2.27362

King's Stanley is a civil parish and village in Gloucestershire, England, to the south of Stonehouse and southwest of the town of Stroud.

Geography

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The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with its western neighbours Leonard Stanley and Stanley Downton. The parish includes the village of Middleyard and the smaller settlements of Selsley West and Selsley, all three lying east of King's Stanley along the minor road towards Stroud.[2]

The settlements are on the south side of the valley of the River Frome. In the south of the parish the land rises steeply, and the high plateau south of Selsley is known as Selsley Common.

History

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In the Domesday Book of 1086, an estate called Stantone is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf.[3] The name "Stanley" derives from the Saxon words for "stone" and "clearing", with the likely etymological source of the name being the use of stone within construction in the village. The prefix "King's" was added to the name by the year 1236, due to the prior ownership of the locale by the crown in the period 1160-1188, and to distinguish from the neighbouring Leonard Stanley.[4]

The Stanley Mills woollen mill in the north of the parish, on the Frome opposite Ryeford, was built in the early 19th century. Its principal building is Grade I listed.[5]

Amenities

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Marling Close, which contains the local playing fields on which the cricket and football teams play, was donated to the village by local magnates The Marlings who also helped found Marling School, and is now in the care of the Marling Trust. The village is home to the oldest Baptist Church in Gloucestershire that started meeting in 1640.

The 12th-century parish church of St George at King's Stanley is a Grade I listed building.[6] The 19th-century All Saints Church at Selsley has stained glass by Morris & Co. and is also Grade I listed.[7]

King's Stanley is home to a C of E Primary School, established by amalgamating the Infant and Junior Schools on the site of the old Junior School. The Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in October 2009, and judged to be "Outstanding".[8] In 2014 it was rated "Good".[9]

Notable people

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  • Anthony Keck, 18th-century architect who had his workshops at King's Stanley throughout his life and is buried in St. George's in the village.[10]
  • Sir Charles Murray Marling (1862–1933), diplomat and ambassador, was born at King's Stanley.
  • Damien Kay, lead singer of The Outcast Band.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ [King's Stanley] in the Domesday Book
  4. ^ Griffin, Peter (2020). History of King's Stanley (including Middleyard and Selsley). Past Historic. ISBN 978-1-8383718-0-7.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Main building at Stanley Mills (1171285)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST GEORGE (1090720)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1090729)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ "King's Stanley CofE Primary School Inspection report 2009". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ "King's Stanley CofE Primary School 2014". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Anthony Keck Architect". Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. ^ Falconer, Ben (19 March 2010). "Make us huge like Pixie Lott". Gloucestershire Citizen. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Outcast Band's lead singer Damien Kay, 39, from King's Stanley.
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