History of the village
For population figures click
here | Stoney Stanton Online Historical
Photo and Document Archive
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The Stoney Stanton Heritage Group is a normally formed group
of enthusiastic amateurs, interested in the heritage of Stoney
Stanton.
The Group hopes that, over time, it can record and, if necessary,
protect the built, natural, cultural, archaeological, historical
and industrial heritage of the parish.
The Group plans to hold meetings and training days.
A brochure about the Group is available from
Alison Jackson
Stoney Stanton Hertiage Group,
85 Hinckley Road,
Stoney Stanton,
Leicestershire,
LE9 4LL
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Village
History
The Stoney Stanton Photographic Archive carries
photos of people and village life spanning 70 years.
Arial view of Stoney Stanton supplied by Lorna Cox.
The village of Stoney Stanton (pop around 3,000) was mentioned
in the Domesday Book. Stoney Stanton stands on the B581
which runs from Broughton Astley to Earl Shilton. It is famous
for the National Diving Centre and has a nearby Jet Ski Centre.
It is also known for its world renown Couture Tights factory.
Other key local businesses are Billows Garage, the Calor
Gas depot and its five public houses!
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Stanton through the
ages
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1086
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Domesday survey - Stoney Stanton recorded
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1149
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First record of St Michael's church
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1280
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Stanton, Sapcote and Elmsthorpe tgoether had 12
families
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1348
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The Black Death hits Stanton
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1558
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St Michael's Church Register of Baptisms and Marriages
starts
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1678
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A free school for boys is founded by Mrs
Hester Hodges
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1751
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Revd John Bold dies
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1842
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Chancel of St Michael's rebuilt, new organ
installed and 4 bells added to the
Tower. John Sankey becomes Rector.
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1861
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Quarrying on a large scale begins
around this time.
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1885
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First Parish Council formed. Canon Disney Rector.
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Publications
History of Stoney Stanton, 1870 - 1975, Norman Stevens
and George Hill, Published by Leicestershire Libraries, ISBN
0 85022 084X
The Street Names of Stoney Stanton, History and Origins,
G. Hill on behalf of Stoney Stanton Parish Council.
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Other points
The building behind the church used to be the rectory
and was owned at one time by Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel
Lawson. A new rectory was built in the 1960s.
Stanton also has a small Methodist
Churchsituated in Hinckley
Road (it would be nice if someone from the Methodist Church
could update this page with some information about its services
and activities).
Since the building of the M69, several new estates
have grown up in the village. The Smithy Farm Estate, a development
of 81 detached houses was completed in 1995 by Tarmac (later
McLeans) and at the other end of the village, Jelsons have
built another, larger estate.
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Useful Links
East
Midlands Oral History Archive.
Online
English Names Research Directory.
Leicestershire &
Rutland Family History Society.
The
Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
If you know of a good web site on this subject please contact
us with details.
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