Stowe-by-Chartley

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Stowe-by-Chartley
Location within Staffordshire
Population418 {2011} [1]
OS grid reference SK0027
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stafford
Postcode district ST18
Dialling code 01889
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
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UK
England
Staffordshire
52°50′35″N1°59′42″W / 52.843°N 1.995°W / 52.843; -1.995 Coordinates: 52°50′35″N1°59′42″W / 52.843°N 1.995°W / 52.843; -1.995

Stowe-by-Chartley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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According to the parish council, the parish includes Amerton, Chartley, Grindley and Drointon. [2] The village and civil parish of Hixon is to the south, and East Staffordshire district borders the parish to the east.

At St John the Baptist's church in Stowe-by-Chartley is a plaque by Sir Edwin Lutyens to the memory of Billy Congreve VC, DSO, MC (1891–1916) recipient of the Victoria Cross

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. Stowe-by-Chartley Parish Council
  3. ESPN cricinfo Database retrieved 10 August 2018