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Stanton is a village and
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in
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, Gloucestershire, England. The village is a
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at the foot of the
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escarpment, about southwest of
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in neighbouring
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. Broadway is Stanton's postal town. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 198. The parish is about long on a northwest – southeast axis, embracing both low-lying land northwest of the village and high Cotswold land to the southeast. On the opposite northeast – southwest axis the parish is about across at its widest point. Its highest point is Shenberrow Hill on the escarpment in the southeast of the parish, above sea level. The low-lying northwestern part of the parish is bounded mostly by two streams, which converge and then join the
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about outside the parish. A report in 1712 indicated that the village consisted of 60 houses and 300 inhabitants, including 29 freeholders. Much of the area of the village was owned by the Stott family from 1906 to 1949. In addition to restoring the properties, these owners built a reservoir in 1907, added lighting to the main street, improved the church, extended the school, built a swimming pool and cricket field. Today, the village has no school, post office or shops. The village is built almost completely of
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, a honey-coloured
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. Several cottages have thatched roofs. It has a high street, with a
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, The Mount, at the end. David Verey calls it "architecturally, the most distinguished of the smaller villages in the North Cotswolds".
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described Stanton in 2017 as "arguably the most beautiful Cotswold village of them all" while the
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said that it's "one of the prettiest and idyllic unspoilt villages of the Cotswolds". The
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passes through the village.


Archaeology

Shenberrow, on the hill southeast of the village, is a
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enclosing about . It is bivallate, meaning that its defences include two concentric ditches. It was excavated in 1935, when
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pottery, iron artefacts and a bronze bracelet were found.
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from the second century AD was also found. The fort is a
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.


Manor

Built in 1557 by Thomas Warren, the manor belonged to
Winchcombe Abbey Winchcombe Abbey is a now-vanished Benedictine abbey in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire; this abbey was once in the heart of Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom at the time of the Heptarchy in England. The Abbey was founded c. 798 for three hundred Bene ...
until the Dissolution of the Monasteries and then to a series of owners, including Sir
Philip Sidney Stott Sir Philip Sidney Stott, 1st Baronet (20 February 1858 – 31 March 1937), usually known by his full name or as Sidney Stott, was an English architect, civil engineer and surveyor. Early life and career Stott was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, ...
in the early 1900s. The English architect, civil engineer and surveyor, is credited with rescuing Stanton village from oblivion after he bought the estate in 1906. He put his fortune and skills into restoring Stanton Court and other historic buildings in the village.


Parish church

A church was built on this site circa 1100; the earliest remaining features are three Norman columns from about 1200 which form the north
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. The south arcade was rebuilt with
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pointed arches, a bay longer than the previous arcade, together with a new tower of cut stone at the West end. There are
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s (squints) in both
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, an
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is in the north and two more in the south transept and
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. The village's web site provides this comment about its early history. "It seems possible that a Saxon church on the present site was served in early times by the monks of Winchcombe Benedictine Abbey, as the Manor, tithes and patronage of Stanton were bestowed on the Abbey by Kenulf, King of Mercia in 811 AD. Unfortunately, most records were destroyed in the disastrous fire at Winchcombe Benedictine Abbey in 1151 AD." The
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, porch and
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are 15th-century. The original
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and lectern date from about 1375 and were restored in 1982. There is a second pulpit added in 1684. There are medieval
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s at the east end. Fragments of ancient painted decoration survive. There are fragments of
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stained glass in the east window, the south transept and the west window, which also shows the
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. The
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of 1915, the
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and the east windows of the
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and transepts are by Sir
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and Squire Stott. In the north transept are
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s of the
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and Purification, fragments of the medieval screen. Still visible on the south wall is evidence of stone benches for the old and infirm, dating from when most of the congregation would stand during the parts of the service that did not require kneeling. There are medieval benches at the back of the nave: "their poppy heads ringed with the chains of shepherds' dogs". There is a wooden roundel of Mauritius Wrabury. The west tower has a
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of six bells. Humphrey and James Keene of
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cast the second, third, fourth and fifth bells in 1640. John I Martin of
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cast the tenor bell in 1659 and the treble in 1660. Sir Philip Stott hired designer Ninian Comper to improve the church with reredos and stained glass. The church is a
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.


Historic buildings

The Manor (also known as Warren House) and Warne Cottage, also called Warren House, is
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, with the year 1577 on a datestone. This was formerly manor house, and is now one house and an attached cottage. Old Manor Farmhouse, built circa 1678, is also
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. A full 43 of the buildings in this village are Listed, all as Grade II. Some of the noteworthy properties include the following.


Wormington Grange

Wormington Grange Wormington Grange is a Grade II* listed country house in the civil parish of Stanton, Gloucestershire, England. It lies south of the village of Wormington. Although the lodge appears to be of Tudor origins it is actually from the Regency p ...
was built in the 1770s. Its stables were designed by
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and completed in 1827. It is Grade II listed.


Sheppey Corner

Sheppey Corner is a thatched cottage built about 1650 at the top of the High Street. Like the rest of the village it is built of Cotswold stone. It was built as one large house and barn but was altered in the mid 18th century and then, extensively altered in 1922 for then-owner Sir P. Stott. It is now divided into three cottages that are Grade II Listed: Little Sheppey House, No 3 and Pixie Cottage.


Stanton Court

A Grade II listed building Stanton Court is a Jacobean manor house built for the
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family in the "early and later part" of 17th Century. It passed to their relatives, the Wynniatt family, in the early 18th century, who then extended the house adding a wing with Georgian sitting room. The house was extensively restored for Sir Philip Stott in the 20th century. As of 2023, it is for sale with a guide price of £14 million.


The Mount Inn

Though not listed, this very quaint 17th-century inn, atop a steep hill at the end of the village, is a popular spot for tourists because of its views over the Vale of Evesham and the Malvern Hills to the Black Mountains in Wales. It has an interesting history. The building was originally a farmhouse, known as "The Bank" until 1897 when it became a pub owned by Donnington Brewery and Richard Arkell. It was operated by the Troughton family until 1962. It was an off-licence facility for decades, known as "The Five Elms"; since alcoholic beverages could not be sold inside, the inn operator made cider in an outbuilding. Finally in 1947, the inn received its licence.


Railway

The
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's main line between and was built through the parish between 1900 and 1904, passing about west of the village. The nearest station was about north of Stanton.
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ways closed the line to passenger trains in 1960 and freight in 1976. The
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWR, GWSR or Gloucs-Warks Steam Railway) is a volunteer-run heritage railway which runs along the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border of the Cotswolds in England. The GWSR has restored and reo ...
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is currently rebuilding the line. By 2018, the line had reached beyond the Stanton Lane bridge.


Notable residents

*Sir
Philip Sidney Stott Sir Philip Sidney Stott, 1st Baronet (20 February 1858 – 31 March 1937), usually known by his full name or as Sidney Stott, was an English architect, civil engineer and surveyor. Early life and career Stott was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, ...
, 1st Baronet, English architect, civil engineer, surveyor and politician. * Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, British general and advisor to
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*
Sue Barker Susan Barker (born 19 April 1956) is a British former television presenter and professional tennis player. During her playing career, Barker won 15 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 1976 French Open. She reached a career- ...
, Tennis player and television presenter.


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* {{authority control Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Borough of Tewkesbury Villages in Gloucestershire