Stanley Pontlarge

Stanley Pontlarge
Stanley Pontlarge
	; Looking down the lane from the church towards the main road. The gable of the 14th century house (The Cottage) in mid-distance
	Stanley Pontlarge Location within Gloucestershire
Civil parish	Prescott ;
District	Tewkesbury ;
Shire county	Gloucestershire ;
Region	South West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°58′16″N2°00′22″W / 51.971°N 2.006°W Coordinates: 51°58′16″N2°00′22″W / 51.971°N 2.006°W

Last updated December 08, 2022

Stanley Pontlarge is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Prescott and the ecclesiastical parish of Winchcombe, in the Tewkesbury district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Stanley Pontlarge lies on the steep northern escarpment of the Cotswolds. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a prominent feature of the landscape. In 1931 the parish had a population of 43.^[1]

History

The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was referred to as "Stanlege".^[2]

In 1310 Stanley Pontlarge became part of the parish of Toddington. In 1386 the parish became a possession of Hailes Abbey, but when the abbey was dissolved in 1539 the parish of Toddington with Stanley Pontlarge became a normal parish with a vicar.^[3] In 1866 Stanley Pontlarge became a separate civil parish, but on 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and absorbed into the civil parish of Prescott.^[4]

Church

The village has a small church, whose original dedication is unknown. The church was probably built by Roger Little, who in about 1175 had married Margery, the daughter of John de Sudeley, and built the adjacent moated manor house.^[3] The original Norman structure was heavily restored by Thomas Collins in 1860-61. The chancel was rebuilt. The church is noted for its Late Norman north door, with chevron mouldings, and a Norman chancel arch, leaning outwards, also with chevron moulding. The nave roof was rebuilt in 1923-4 by Sir Philip Stott. The font is a Norman bowl, remodelled into an octagonal shape in the 14th century. Most of the furnishings in the church date to the 1860-1 restoration. By agreement among the parishioners, graves in the churchyard are not marked by headstones. A guide to the location of burials is provided within the church.

The Cottage

The Cottage is 14th century in origin, probably built as a priest's house by Hailes Abbey after 1387, when the abbey was granted the living of Toddington and Stanley Pontlarge. Massive cruck trusses survive in the attic. The exterior of the house is 16th century in appearance, although the windows may date to the restoration by Thomas Collins in 1873. The Cottage was bought in 1921 by Lionel Rolt, and became the home of the writers Tom and Sonia Rolt in the 1950s. The house, and life in the surrounding countryside, are described in detail in Rolt's two volumes of autobiography Landscape with machines and Landscape with figures. Tom Rolt is buried in the churchyard.

A variety of ugly agricultural structures and overhead wires were removed by the Landmark Trust in the 1970s.

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References

↑ "Population statistics Stanley Pontlarge Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
↑ Stanley villages in the Domesday Book of 1086
1 2 "A Brief History of St Michael's Church, Stanley Pontlarge". Winchcombe Parish. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stanley Pontlarge Ch/CP . Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

Media related to Stanley Pontlarge at Wikimedia Commons

Stanley Pontlarge church (Parish Website)
Stanley Roots -- the roots of places and people called Stanley in medieval England.

Gallery

Fields at Stanley Pontlarge viewed from Langley Hill. Looking north to the Vale of Evesham. Note the steam train on the railway
Church viewed from the west
The Norman door of the church
Train crossing the bridge over the lane
Bus shelter at junction of lane and main road, bearing the Latin inscription "Quilibet in tempestate portus" (A harbour in a storm for anyone)

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[1] "Population statistics Stanley Pontlarge Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[2] Stanley villages in the Domesday Book of 1086

[churchhistory-3] 1 2 "A Brief History of St Michael's Church, Stanley Pontlarge". Winchcombe Parish. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[4] Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stanley Pontlarge Ch/CP . Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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