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'''Stoulton''' or '''Stoughton'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> is a village and [[civil parish]] about 5 miles south west of [[Worcester, England|Worcester]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> in the [[Wychavon]] district, in the county of [[Worcestershire]], England. The parish includes the hamlet of [[Hawbridge]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2011 the parish had a population of 453.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04010434|title=Stoulton Parish|accessdate=17 May 2019}}</ref> The parish touches [[Norton Juxta Kempsey]], [[Whittington, Worcestershire|Whittington]], [[Peopleton]], [[Drakes Broughton and Wadborough]] and [[White Ladies Aston]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Many houses in the village date from the 17th century.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The scientist and cleric [[William Derham]], the first man to accurately measure the [[speed of sound]], was born in Stoulton in 1657.<ref>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.</ref>
'''Stoulton''' or '''Stoughton'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> is a village and [[civil parish]] about 5 miles south west of [[Worcester, England|Worcester]],<ref>{{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}}</ref> in the [[Wychavon]] district, in the county of [[Worcestershire]], England. The parish includes the hamlet of [[Hawbridge]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2011 the parish had a population of 453.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04010434|title=Stoulton Parish|accessdate=17 May 2019}}</ref> The parish touches [[Norton-juxta-Kempsey]], [[Whittington, Worcestershire|Whittington]], [[Peopleton]], [[Drakes Broughton]], [[Wadborough]] and [[White Ladies Aston]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> Many houses in the village date from the 17th century.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The scientist and cleric [[William Derham]], the first man to accurately measure the [[speed of sound]], was born in Stoulton in 1657.<ref>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.</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==

Revision as of 16:18, 9 March 2024

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Stoulton is located in Worcestershire
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Location within Worcestershire
Area7.9202 km2 (3.0580 sq mi)
Population453 (2011 census)
• Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
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District
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWorcester
Postcode districtWR7
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52°08′47″N 2°08′27″W / 52.146460°N 2.1409017°W / 52.146460; -2.1409017

Stoulton or Stoughton[1] is a village and civil parish about 5 miles south west of Worcester,[2] in the Wychavon district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawbridge.[3] In 2011 the parish had a population of 453.[4] The parish touches Norton-juxta-Kempsey, Whittington, Peopleton, Drakes Broughton, Wadborough and White Ladies Aston.[5] Many houses in the village date from the 17th century.[6] The scientist and cleric William Derham, the first man to accurately measure the speed of sound, was born in Stoulton in 1657.[7]

Features

There are 20 listed buildings in Stoulton.[8] Stoulton railway station opened in 1854 and closed in 1966 although it was in the parish of Drakes Broughton and Wadborough.[9] The church is 12th century.[10] Upper Wolverton was a village in the parish that is thought to have been depopulated before 1550, the site currently has 2 farms.[11] Lower Wolverton was possibly also a village in the parish.[12]

History

The name "Stoulton" means 'Stool farm/settlement'.[13] Stoulton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Stoltun.[14] Stoulton was "Stoltun" in the 9th and 11th centuries, "Stulton" in the 15th century and "Stowton" in the 17th century.[15] 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.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Stoulton". GENUKI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "History of History of Stoulton, in Wychavon and Worcestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "STOULTON HISTORY". Stoulton History. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stoulton Parish (E04010434)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Stoulton". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Parish Website of Stoulton". Worcestershire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ^ Smolenaars, Marja. ‘Derham, William (1657–1735) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 17 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Listed Buildings in Stoulton, Wychavon, Worcestershire". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  9. ^ Historic England, "Stoulton station (509150)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 17 May 2019
  10. ^ Historic England, "St Edmunds Church (118029)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 17 May 2019
  11. ^ Historic England, "Upper Wolverton DMV site (118322)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 17 May 2019
  12. ^ Historic England, "Lower Wolverton Poss. DMV (118335)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 17 May 2019
  13. ^ "Stoulton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Worcestershire S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Parishes: Stoulton". British History Online. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Relationships and Changes Stoulton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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