Stonnall

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Stonnall is a village in Staffordshire, England, close to Shenstone and Aldridge. It is divided into "Upper Stonnall" and "Lower Stonnall" by the Chester Road, a road that dates back to the Middle Ages,^[1] Upper Stonnall being the closer to Aldridge and Lower Stonnall to Shenstone, so called due to the difference in height.

The name Stonnall is originally derived from the Saxon words "stan halh" meaning stony valley. Through the ages it was called Stanahala in 1143, Stanhala in 1167 and Stonhal during Henry III's reign.^[2]

Stonnall is part of the Lichfield district, formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. Prior to this it was part of the Lichfield Rural District. It falls within Tamworth constituency, and the current MP is Brian Jenkins.

1 St. Peter's Church
2 Other buildings in Stonnall
3 References
4 External links

[edit] St. Peter's Church

The Church of St. Peter in Stonnall was built in 1822 and consecrated on the 23rd January 1823.

Before Stonnall had its own church, ceremonies had taken place at St. John the Baptist's Church in Shenstone.

William Tenant, Lord of the Manor of Shenstone, gave the land on which the church is situated along with £100 towards the project of building a church. Shortly after, another £600 was raised and Mr. Mellor of Little Aston Hall took on the role as Clerk of Works as building began.

[edit] Other buildings in Stonnall

In addition to the church, Stonnall has a small collection of shops, two pubs, and a school. Stonnall Hall is connected by an underground passage to one of the pubs in the village, and local rumours suggest this was once used to smuggle contraband when the Chester Road was an important stagecoach route in the 18th century. There are also many residential buildings and some farm buildings.