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'''Preston on Stour''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Warwickshire]], England.<ref>[http://www.prestononstour-pc.gov.uk/ Parish council website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405220956/http://www.prestononstour-pc.gov.uk/ |date=2011-04-05 }}</ref>


==History==
'''Preston-on-Stour''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Warwickshire]], England<ref>[http://www.prestononstour-pc.gov.uk/ Parish council website]</ref> found some four kilometres south of [[Stratford-on-Avon]]. The population of the civil parish as at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 244.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127712&c=Preston+on+Stour&d=16&e=62&g=6472197&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450712499312&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> As the village name suggests the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|River Stour]] flows along its eastern fringe and the [[A3400 road|A3400]] runs about 1 kilometre east. The village was historically part of [[Gloucestershire]] until in changed counties in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/prestononstour.html |title=Preston on Stour at the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry |publisher=Bmsgh.org |date=2000-01-03 |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> The village church is dedicated to [[Saint Mary]].<ref>[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/churches.htm Some pictures of St Mary's] {{wayback|url=http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/churches.htm |date=20080429044201 }}</ref> The village did have an [[Infant school|Infant]] and [[Primary school|Primary School]] but this closed in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=O84880&tabType=ARCHIVE |title=The school on the National Archives website |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> The children's television show the [[Teletubbies]] was filmed about two kilometres south of the village.
It is situated some four kilometres south of the town of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. The population of the [[civil parish]] as at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 244.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127712&c=Preston+on+Stour&d=16&e=62&g=6472197&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1450712499312&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> As its name suggests, the village stands on the [[River Stour, Warwickshire|River Stour]], which flows northward, just east of the village centre. The A3400 main road parallels the river about one kilometre further east. To the east of the village lies the country estate of [[Alscot Park]] with its [[listed building|Grade I]] listed [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] [[mansion]] house. Historically Preston was a part of the county of [[Gloucestershire]] but the [[parish]] was transferred to [[Warwickshire]] on 1 April 1931.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/prestononstour.html |title=Preston on Stour at the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry |publisher=Bmsgh.org |date=2000-01-03 |access-date=2012-12-07}}</ref> The village church is dedicated to [[Saint Mary]].<ref>[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/churches.htm Some pictures of St Mary's] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429044201/http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/heartofengland/churches.htm |date=April 29, 2008 }}</ref> The village formerly had a [[Junior school]] and [[Infant school]] but this was closed in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=O84880&tabType=ARCHIVE |title=The school on the National Archives website |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |access-date=2012-12-07}}</ref>

==Nearby==
The children's television show ''[[Teletubbies]]'' was filmed at [[Wimpstone, Warwickshire|Wimpstone]], about two kilometres south of the village.{{cn|date=June 2020}}


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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 four kilometres south of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 census was 244.[2] 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 one kilometre further east. 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.[3] The village church is dedicated to Saint Mary.[4] The village formerly had a Junior school and Infant school but this was closed in 1974.[5]

Nearby

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The children's television show Teletubbies was filmed at Wimpstone, about two kilometres south of the village.[citation needed]

References

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