Stottesdon Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Stottesdon
Label Position:left
Coordinates:52.441°N -2.483°W
Population:782
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Civil Parish:Stottesdon
Region:West Midlands
Postcode Area:DY
Postcode District:DY14
Dial Code:01746
Static Image Name:The only pub in the village - geograph.org.uk - 687154.jpg
Static Image Caption:Stottesdon
Os Grid Reference:SO671827

Stottesdon is a village and civil parish in south east Shropshire, England. The parish of Stottesdon covers a large rural area and extends over the village of Chorley.[2] The village is situated near the market towns of Cleobury Mortimer and Bridgnorth.

History

St. Mary's Church (the oldest building in Stottesdon) is pre-Norman with parts that may date at 450 CE,[3] although the bulk of the church is post-Norman. The churchyard contains the war graves of 3 British soldiers of World War I.[4]

Facilities

Stottesdon has a primary school st Mary’s C of E primary school, a public house the fighting cocks and post box.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 22 November 2015.
  2. http://www.stottesdon-parish.org.uk Stottesdon Parish Portal
  3. Web site: Secret Shropshire - St Mary's Church Stottesdon . 2008-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721111256/http://www.search.secretshropshire.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=1967&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=10155&text=1&resource=5297 . 2011-07-21 . dead .
  4. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/43342/STOTTESDON%20(ST.%20MARY)%20CHURCHYARD