Stoulton | |
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Location within Worcestershire | |
Area | 7.9202 km2 (3.0580 sq mi) |
Population | 453 (2011 census) |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Worcester |
Postcode district | WR7 |
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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]
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]
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]