Stoulton

Human settlement in England

Stoulton

village hall

Stoulton

Location within Worcestershire

Area| 7.9202 km2 (3.0580 sq mi)
Population| 453 (2011 census)
• Density| 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Civil parish|

* Stoulton

District|

* Wychavon

Shire county|

* Worcestershire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Worcester
Postcode district| WR7
UK Parliament|

* Mid Worcestershire

List of places

England
Worcestershire

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

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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

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The name "Stoulton" means 'Stool farm/settlement'.[13] Stoulton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 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]

## Notable residents

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* Matthias Holst, half-brother of Gustav Holst, lived at Vicarage Cottage[17]

## References

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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.
17. ^ Birmingham Daily Gazette Wednesday 11 April 1956, page 3

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