Stoke Prior, Worcestershire

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Stoke Prior
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Stoke Prior
Location within Worcestershire
Population4,559 (parish) (2001 census) [1]
OS grid reference SO946672
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Bromsgrove
Postcode district B60
Dialling code 01527
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°18′09″N2°05′06″W / 52.3025°N 2.0849°W / 52.3025; -2.0849

Stoke Prior is a village in the civil parish of Stoke in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire. The parish includes the settlement of Stoke Wharf and hamlet of Woodgate, along with neighbouring Stoke Heath.

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History

In 1086 Stoke Prior was listed in the Domesday Book as Stoche, in the ancient hundred of Came in Worcestershire. The landlord and tenant-in-chief was the bishop of Worcester St Mary. [2]

When the hundred of Halfshire was formed (probably in the mid-12th century), Stoke Prior was one of three Came manors annexed to the hundred of Oswaldslow. [3]

In the 19th century, Stoke Prior was closely associated with the industrialist John Corbett (mentioned below, by Elliot Collins).

In 1853, after he had sold his share of the family canal business, he purchased disused salt works in Stoke Prior from the British Alkali Company. Corbett brought all the innovations of the Industrial Revolution to mechanise and commercialise the business, soon making his salt workings the largest in Europe and built a great fortune.

The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 12th century. [4]

Economy

The Worcester and Birmingham Canal passes through the parish. In the 19th century, John Corbett turned the salt works in Stoke Prior into one of the largest in Europe. The tall chimney of the Stoke Salt Works was for many years a dominating landmark. Stoke Prior still houses the headquarters of LG Harris Ltd, a paint brush and decorators tool manufacturer (known locally as "Harris Brush" or just "The Brush").

Defining Factors

Running through Stoke Prior are 'Shaw Lane', the primary road of the village, and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Furthermore, Stoke Prior First School (rated Good by OFSTED and located on Ryefields Road) is a heavily-considered factor when regarding immigration. Another factor to consider is that of the railway passing through it which can be accessed through nearby villages

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Stoke Prior CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Open Domesday: Stoke (Prior), accessed 22 October 2020
  3. ↑ Survey of English Place Names: Came Hundred, accessed 22 October 2020
  4. ↑ St Michael, Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, accessed 21 November 2020



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