Preston-on-Stour

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Preston-on-Stour is a village in Warwickshire, England found some four kilometres south of Stratford-on-Avon. As the village name suggests the River Stour flows along it's eastern fringe and the A3400 runs about 1 kilometre east. The village was historically part of Gloucestershire until in changed counties in 1931.[1] The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary.[2] The village did have an Infant and Primary School but this closed in 1974.[3] The childrens televison show the Teletubbies was filmed about two kilometres south of the village.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Preston on Stour at the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
  2. ^ Some pictures of St Mary's
  3. ^ The school on the National Archives website
  4. ^ A site pointing you to the location using Google Earth