Stockland is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Devon
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, close to the
Somerset
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boundary. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of
Yarcombe
Yarcombe is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England, situated on the A30 road near the towns of Honiton and Chard. It is sited in the steep rolling meadows and ancient woods of the Yarty Valley ...
,
Membury,
Dalwood
Dalwood is a village and county parish in the East Devon district of the English county Devon. It is approximately away from the nearest town, Axminster, and away from Honiton. Dalwood can be accessed by the nearby A35 road. The village is ...
,
Widworthy
Widworthy is a village, parish and former Manorialism, manor in East Devon, Devon, England. The village is 3 1/2 miles east of Honiton and the parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Stockland, Devon, Stockland (a short ...
,
Offwell
Offwell is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, approximately 2 miles south-east from the nearest town, Honiton. Offwell can be accessed by the nearby A35 road.
Offwell has a primary school and a village hall. There are several business ...
,
Cotleigh
Cotleigh is a village and civil parish near Honiton in Devon, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Upottery, Stockland, Offwell and Monkton. In the 19th century the rector of Cotleigh Devon was also rector of B ...
and
Upottery
Upottery (originally Up Ottery) is a rural village, civil parish and former manor in East Devon, England.
Location
Upottery takes up both sides of the upper vale of the Otter which flows to the English Channel south of Ottery St Mary and is a ...
. Its nearest neighbouring towns are
Honiton
Honiton () is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, Devon, River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 12,154 (based on 2021 census).
History
The ...
and
Axminster
Axminster is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe, Devon, River Axe which ...
, which are and away respectively. It has a population of around 600. The village is placed within the
Blackdown Hills
The Blackdown Hills, or Blackdowns, are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England. The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand with some remnants of chalk, and is cut through by river valleys.
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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Stockland parish had historically been an
exclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...
of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
until the
Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 ( 7 & 8 Vict. c. 61), also known as the Detached Parishes Act 1844, which came into effect on 20 October 1844, was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of co ...
.
Notable features
Stockland has a village hall where community events are held and is the location of the local pre-school. The village hall also includes a children's play area, cricket pitch and tennis court. The village hall is the location for the annual Stockland Fair held on May bank holiday. This fair was granted by King Henry III to the Manor of Stockland in 1252.
From 2016-2019 the village community conducted a campaign to protect their last remaining pub, the Kings Arms, from being developed mainly into housing with the loss of the skittle alley and most of the car park. It successfully culminated in acquisition by Stockland Community Pub Limited, a Community Benefit society, which now owns the freehold. Following a year of repair and refurbishment, the Kings Arms reopened to trade in late January 2020.
Stockland Primary School resides in a Victorian school house and provides education 4 to 11 year olds. Stockland Primary School has received excellent status in the past. An Ofsted inspection in 2007 gave it a Grade 1 'Outstanding' rating and it has received several achievements including coming in the top 50 Primary schools in the Sunday Times Parent Power study
Stockland has an Anglican church, St Michael and All Angels. The building itself was mainly built in the 15th century.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, History & Description
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References
External links
Stockland Village
Stockland Parish Council
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Villages in Devon