King's Stanley
| King's Stanley | |
|---|---|
 Church Street, the main road through Kings Stanley, leading to the King's Head pub. | |
| OS grid reference | SO812038 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
King's Stanley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, situated southwest of the town of Stroud. The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with its neighbours Leonard Stanley and Stanley Downton. 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 overlooked by Selsley common.
Education
King's Stanley is home to a C of E Primary School. This was established as a result of the amalgamation of the Infant and Junior Schools on the site of the old Junior School. This is to allow construction of a new buliding on the old Infant School site where the whole school will ultimately be based. It's planned that the new school buildings will be completed by Easter 2011.
The Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in October 2009, and judged to be "Outstanding".[1]
References
External links
- GENUKI - guide to research sources for the parish of St George, Kings Stanley
- St George's Church - description and photograph of the church which dates from the 11th Century
- BBC Education League Tables - full school league table information for King's Stanley Church of England Junior School
- British History Online - digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Links directly to King's Stanley entry.
- King's Stanley Historical Information - information for family historians on the village and inhabitants of King's Stanley.