Severn Stoke

Human settlement in England

Severn Stoke

Church and old houses

Severn Stoke

Location within Worcestershire

OS grid reference| SO857441
Civil parish|

* Severn Stoke

District|

* Malvern Hills

Shire county|

* Worcestershire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| WORCESTER
Postcode district| WR8
Police| West Mercia
Fire| Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* West Worcestershire

List of places

England
Worcestershire

52°05′42″N 2°12′36″W﻿ / ﻿52.095069°N 2.209898°W﻿ / 52.095069; -2.209898

Severn Stoke is an English village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District, in the south of the county of Worcestershire, alongside the A38 trunk road. It had a population of 611 in 2011.[1]

## History

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See also: History of Worcestershire

In 1996 a hoard of 18 silver Saxon pennies was found near Severn Stoke.

Severn Stoke was within the bounds of the Royal forest of Horewell during the medieval period. The woodlands were mostly removed around the time of the Civil War.[2]

Severn Stoke War Memorial at the corner of Ham Lane and Church is a Grade II listed monument in the form of a Classical obelisk in Portland stone, unveiled in 1920. It lists 14 servicemen who died in the First World War, 82 others who served abroad, and 15 who served at home.[3]

### Notable people

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* Moses Browne, poet and devotional writer, born in 1704.[4]
* Ralph Taylor, clergyman, nonjuror and sometime chaplain to the court of James II.

## Amenities

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The village has a pub and restaurant, the Rose & Crown in Church Lane, which occupies a 15th-century half-timbered building in a garden.[5] There is a village hall with wheelchair access in Ham Lane.[6] The nearest shopping facilities are in Upton-upon-Severn (3 miles, 4.8 km).

The annual Croome Hunt was held around Severn Stoke and was a popular pastime for those keen to partake in fox-hunting. In 1939, members included Lord and Lady Coventry and Capt. Alan Cecil Lupton who had lived at his estate, Severn Bank, until the late 1930s. For the April 1939 event, Lord Coventry was reportedly Master of the Hunt.[7][8][9]

## Church

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The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Denys. It forms part of the parish of Kempsey in the Diocese of Worcester.[10]

The Grade II* listed church is built of grey rubble masonry throughout and dates mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries, but was restored in 1872 and 1890. The building consists of a nave with a south aisle and porch, a transept on the south side of the church, a tower on the north side, and a chancel. There are Romanesque carved fragments set into the chancel walls both inside and out, and reset into a niche on the N side of the nave; the niche has an arched head.[11][12]

## Schools

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The local primary school closed in 1986.[13] The nearest primary schools today are at Kempsey and Upton-upon-Severn.[14]

## Public transport

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The village has occasional daytime buses to and from Worcester and Upton upon Severn on school days.[15][16]

The nearest railway station is at Great Malvern (10 miles, 16 km away), with hourly services to Birmingham and to London Paddington, and two-hourly weekday services to Bristol Temple Meads. (Though Severn Stoke was never connected to the railway, a highly detailed 00 gauge model can be seen, based on what the station may have looked like if there had been one.)[17]

## References

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1. ^ Figure taken from 2011 census. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. ^ * 'Parishes: Pershore, St Andrew with Defford and Wick', A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4, ed. William Page and J W Willis-Bund (London, 1924), pp. 163–177 Accessed 30 August 2015.
3. ^ Historic England Retrieved 24 August 2018.
4. ^ English Poetry 1579–1830 Retrieved 23 August 2018.
5. ^ Own website. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
6. ^ Own website. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
7. ^ "Croome Point-to-Point Races". Eversham Standard & West Midland Observer. 15 April 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
8. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 48669\. 16 July 1940.
9. ^ "Severn Bank, Severn Stoke...instructions from Capt. A C Lupton..." tHe Tewksbury Register. 30 May 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
10. ^ Kempsey, Severn Stoke, Croome Retrieved 23 August 2018.
11. ^ Listed buildings Retrieved 24 August 2018.
12. ^ Romanesque architecture. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
13. ^ National Archives Retrieved 24 August 2018.
14. ^ Schools guide. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
15. ^ 334 bus times from 6 January 2025
16. ^ 333 bus times from 6 January 2025
17. ^ Severn Stoke Model Railway Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Website

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Severn Stoke.

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Settlements in Malvern Hills District

Towns|

* Malvern
* Tenbury Wells
* Upton-upon-Severn

Villages|

* Abberley
* Alfrick Pound
* Alfrick
* Astley
* Bank Street
* Barnards Green
* Baughton
* Bayton
* Berrow Green
* Berrow
* Birts Street
* Birtsmorton
* Bockleton
* Bowling Green
* Bransford
* Broadwas
* Bushley
* Callow End
* Castlemorton
* Clevelode
* Clifton upon Teme
* Clifton
* Cotheridge
* Croome D'Abitot
* Crowcroft
* Doddenham
* Draycott
* Dunley
* Dunstall Common
* Eardiston
* Earls Croome
* Eastham
* Eldersfield
* Frith Common
* Frog Pool
* Great Witley
* Grimley
* Guarlford
* Hallow
* Hanley Castle
* Hanley Child
* Hanley Swan
* Hanley William
* Harpley
* High Green
* Hill Croome
* Hillhampton
* Holdfast
* Hollybush
* Holt Heath
* Horsham
* Kempsey
* Kenswick
* Kerswell Green
* Knighton on Teme
* Knightwick
* Kyre
* Leigh Sinton
* Leigh
* Lindridge
* Little Malvern
* Little Witley
* Longdon
* Lower Broadheath
* Lower Sapey
* Lulsley
* Madresfield
* Malvern Wells
* Mamble
* Martley
* Newland
* Newnham Bridge
* Noutard's Green
* Oldwood
* Orleton
* Pendock
* Pensax
* Poolbrook
* Powick
* Queenhill
* Ripple
* Rochford
* Rushwick
* Ryall
* Rye Cross
* Sankyns Green
* Severn Stoke
* Shelsley Walsh
* Shelsleys
* Shrawley
* Stanford on Teme
* Stockton on Teme
* Stoke Bliss
* Suckley
* Upper Broadheath
* Upper Welland
* Welland
* West Malvern
* Wichenford
* Wyche

Civil parishes|

* Civil parishes in the Malvern Hills district

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