Stanton Prior
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| Stanton Prior | |
  Stanton Prior shown within Somerset |
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| Population | c. 80 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Bath & North East Somerset |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Dialling code | 01761 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Wansdyke |
| Bath and North East Somerset | |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Stanton Prior is a small village set in Duchy of Cornwall countryside, 6 miles southwest from the UK city of Bath, Somerset.
Stanton Prior derives its name from the old English Stantona [1] (meaning Stone Town) and is reputed to be one of the smallest villages in Somerset[2] consisting of two farms, 21 houses and a church dedicated to St Lawrence, which has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century and underwent heavy restoration in 1860. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[3] The village is one Somerset's eight Thankful Villages (from a total of 32 villages in England) [4], in which all of the men who served in the great war came home. The other seven were Aisholt, Chantry, Chelwood, Rodney Stoke, Stocklinch, Tellisford and Woolley.
Close by, on Stantonbury hill, there exists the remains of an Iron Age hill fort known as Stantonbury Camp,[5] which lies on the line of Wansdyke.[6]
In 2005, Church Farm in Stanton Prior was awarded a Silver certificate in the Habitat Award Scheme run by the Duchy of Cornwall. On the farm Alistair Hardwick farms organically, using crop rotation. The lack of herbicides has allowed considerable plant diversity with a range of Countryside Stewardship options. A target is to establish a covey of grey partridge on the farm.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Notes and Queries, s6-IX: 101-120 (1884) Oxford Journals
- ^ Population Profile of Somerset 1961. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Church of St. Lawrence. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Arthur Mee, Somerset, Hodder and Stoughton (1941)
- ^ Statonbury Hill. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Stanton Prior. British History Online. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Duke of Cornwall's Habitat Award. Duchy of Cornwall. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
[edit] External links
- [1] The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900)
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