King's Stanley
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  Map sources for King's Stanley at grid reference SO812038
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King's Stanley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, situated southwest of the town of Stroud. The village is part of what is known locally as 'The Stanleys', along with its neighbours Leonard Stanley and Stanley Downtown. Marling Close, which contains the local playing fields on which the cricket and football teams play, was donated to the village by local magnates The Marlings who also helped found Marling School, and is now in the care of the Marling Trust. The village is overlooked by Selsley common.
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[edit] Education
King's Stanley is home to both an infant and junior school, whilst neighbouring Leonard Stanley is also home to a junior school. The King's Stanley junior school currently faces the prospect of closure due to a fall in intake. This can be partly attributed to both a decline in birth rates and the abundance of local schools. The council have also proposed lowering the class size of the infant school's first year to fifteen pupils for the same reasons.
[edit] Amenities
For a village of fairly small size, it is very well stocked with local amenities. There is a church that dates back to the 11th century[citation needed].
The focal point of King's Stanley is the village pub called the King's Head. Its interior has two sections - a main bar and a lounge area - and there are rooms available to rent for visitors, subject to availability. There is also a jukebox, a pool table, and a skittle alley. The pub competes in local leagues with both a pool and darts team. It is also an occasional host to karaoke nights.
There is a village hall opposite the pub. The park is south of the hall, and the junior school is to the north (the infant school is further east). The village hall serves as the local polling station in local and general elections and is also used for discos and parties, as well as for assemblies of the junior school pupils.
The park is used by the junior school for sports activities, since the school backs out onto it. The bottom of the park is used as a gathering point for youths of all ages. Frisbee games and cricket are also played on the park. The far end of the park has a children's enclosure with a slide and an assortment of wooden huts. There are also three sets of swings and a large slide. There are four benches around the top of the park.
There is one traditional, family-owned shop, called Holly's, selling a wide variety of goods, from ham (the prices of which are listed in the window) to rugs. There is a mechanical cash register that completes the shop's historical look. Providing direct competition, in some areas at least, is a small Co-op outlet. It is open until 9 on Thursdays and Fridays. There is also a butcher's shop, a hairdresser, a video equipment store. There was also a video rental store, but it was ruined by fire and subsequently turned into a crafts shop. The crafts shop relocated to the nearby town of Stonehouse and the shop is now a beauty salon.
The small local newsagents - Yew Tree Stores - sells all major local and national newspapers as well as a selection of magazines, while titles not stocked can be ordered in. It also sells a selection of cigarettes and sweets, including a pick and mix section. The newsagents is adjacent to the local post office.
There is a local family-run farm opposite the infant's school (further up the hill from the park). This sells potatoes and fresh eggs.
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[edit] External links
- GENUKI - guide to research sources for the parish of St George, Kings Stanley
- St George's Church - description and photograph of the church which dates from the 11th Century
- BBC Education League Tables - full school league table information for King's Stanley Church of England Junior School
- British History Online - digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Links directly to King's Stanley entry.
- King's Stanley Historical Information - information for family historians on the village and inhabitants of King's Stanley.
