Preston on Stour

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Preston on Stour
Road entering Preston on Stour
Preston on Stour is located in Warwickshire
Preston on Stour
Preston on Stour
Location within Warwickshire
Population244 (2011 census)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStratford-upon-Avon
Postcode districtCV37
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°08′50″N 1°42′15″W / 52.147343°N 1.704180°W / 52.147343; -1.704180
Footpath to Atherstone on Stour, view north along the footpath shortly after leaving Preston on Stour.

Preston on Stour is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England.[1]

History

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It is situated some 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) south of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon.[2] The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 census was 244.[3] As its name suggests, the village stands on the River Stour, which flows northward, just east of the village centre. The A3400 main road parallels the river about 2⁄3 mile (1.1 km) further east.[2] To the east of the village lies the country estate of Alscot Park with its Grade I listed Georgian mansion house. Historically, Preston was a part of the county of Gloucestershire, but the parish was transferred to Warwickshire on 1 April 1931.[4] The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary.[5] The village formerly had a Junior school and Infant school but this was closed in 1974.[6]

Nearby

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The children's television show Teletubbies was filmed at Wimpstone, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Parish council website Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Preston on Stour" (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Preston on Stour at the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry". Bmsgh.org. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ^ Some pictures of St Mary's Archived April 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The school on the National Archives website". Nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. ^ "The Geology and Landscape of Teletubbyland". www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk.
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