Severn Stoke
Severn Stoke | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | WORCESTER | |
Postcode district | WR8 | |
Police | West Mercia | |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester | |
Ambulance | West Midlands | |
UK Parliament | ||
Severn Stoke is an English village and
History
In 1996 a hoard of 18 silver Saxon pennies was found near Severn Stoke.
Severn Stoke was within the bounds of the Royal forest of Horewell during the medieval period. The woodlands were mostly removed around the time of the Civil War.[2]
Severn Stoke War Memorial at the corner of Ham Lane and Church is a Grade II listed monument in the form of a Classical
Notable people
- Moses Browne, poet and devotional writer, born in 1704.[4]
- Ralph Taylor, clergyman, nonjuror and sometime chaplain to the court of James II.
Amenities
The village has a pub and restaurant, the Rose & Crown in Church Lane, which occupies a 15th-century half-timbered building in a garden.[5] There is a village hall with wheelchair access in Ham Lane.[6] The nearest shopping facilities are in Upton-upon-Severn (3 miles, 4.8 km).
The annual Croome Hunt was held around Severn Stoke and was a popular pastime for those keen to partake in
Church
The
The Grade II* listed church is built of grey rubble masonry throughout and dates mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries, but was restored in 1872 and 1890. The building consists of a nave with a south aisle and porch, a transept on the south side of the church, a tower on the north side, and a chancel. There are Romanesque carved fragments set into the chancel walls both inside and out, and reset into a niche on the N side of the nave; the niche has an arched head.[11][12]
Schools
The local primary school closed in 1986.[13] The nearest primary schools today are at Kempsey and Upton-upon-Severn.[14]
Public transport
The village has occasional daytime buses to and from
The nearest railway station is at
References
- ^ Figure taken from 2011 census. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ * 'Parishes: Pershore, St Andrew with Defford and Wick', A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 4, ed. William Page and J W Willis-Bund (London, 1924), pp. 163–177 Accessed 30 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ English Poetry 1579–1830 Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Own website. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Own website. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Croome Point-to-Point Races". Eversham Standard & West Midland Observer. 15 April 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 48669. 16 July 1940.
- ^ "Severn Bank, Severn Stoke...instructions from Capt. A C Lupton..." tHe Tewksbury Register. 30 May 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Kempsey, Severn Stoke, Croome Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Listed buildings Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Romanesque architecture. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ National Archives Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Schools guide. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Bus Times. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Severn Stoke Model Railway Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Website