Stoney Stanton
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Stoney Stanton is a village in the Blaby district
of Leicestershire
, England
, with a population of over 3,454 in 2001. It constitutes a civil parish
. The village is on a rocky outcrop and was the site of a quarry
, which was closed in 1958. It has been since flooded and as Stoney Cove
is a major diving
centre, one of the biggest in Europe
and a steady source of business for the local area. Through the first half of the 20th Century granite
quarrying was a major activity in Stoney Stanton due to the village's location upon a rocky outcrop of ancient granodiorite
, a hard stone much prized for road making. It also had a symbol of the textile industry, a Couture Tights factory, within the village until the closure of the factory a few years ago. Calor Gas also has a large depot on the borders of the village.
The village is just to the east of the M69
. Nearby villages include Croft
, and Sapcote
.
Stoney Stanton contains four public houses, The Blue Bell, The Star, The Bull's Head and Nemo's at Stoney Cove
The village also has a busy social club. There used to be five public houses but in 2009 the past "Francis Arms" has now been converted into a restaurant called TAJ. The Bulls Head is under new management and opens it doors today 20th July 2011.
Possibly the most famous man in the history of the village was the curate Bilb (1679-1751). He lived in Stoney Stanton for nearly 50 years, during which time he did much work to make the village self-sufficient and to help the people living in the village.
The village is mentioned Domesday Book
as 'Stanton', from Anglo-Saxon
Stāntūn ("farmstead on stony ground"). The Anglican
church of St Michael's was first recorded in 1149.
On 5 May 2011 following the local elections Chris Askwith, Ann Jackson, Shane Reynolds, Adam Wright and David Wright were elected teaming up with existing parish councillors Susan Astill, Eddie Bestwick, Talbert Dick, Sarah Eaves, Francis Gent & Sheila Gunby.
Blaby (district)
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.The district is named after the village of Blaby. It covers the civil parish of Blaby and 23 others. Among these are Cosby, Countesthorpe, Enderby, Huncote, Narborough , Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva...
of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with a population of over 3,454 in 2001. It constitutes a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
. The village is on a rocky outcrop and was the site of a quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
, which was closed in 1958. It has been since flooded and as Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site. It is between Stoney Stanton and Sapcote in Leicestershire in England. There is a diving shop, a pub selling beer and hot food and a diving training facility there.-Background:...
is a major diving
Underwater diving
Underwater diving is the practice of going underwater, either with breathing apparatus or by breath-holding .Recreational diving is a popular activity...
centre, one of the biggest in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and a steady source of business for the local area. Through the first half of the 20th Century granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
quarrying was a major activity in Stoney Stanton due to the village's location upon a rocky outcrop of ancient granodiorite
Granodiorite
Granodiorite is an intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than orthoclase-type feldspar. Officially, it is defined as a phaneritic igneous rock with greater than 20% quartz by volume where at least 65% of the feldspar is plagioclase. It usually contains abundant...
, a hard stone much prized for road making. It also had a symbol of the textile industry, a Couture Tights factory, within the village until the closure of the factory a few years ago. Calor Gas also has a large depot on the borders of the village.
The village is just to the east of the M69
M69 motorway
The M69 is a lightly used dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry. It opened in 1977.-History:...
. Nearby villages include Croft
Croft, Leicestershire
Croft is a village of 700 homes in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, off the old Fosse Way and straddling the River Soar. Nearby places include Stoney Stanton, Broughton Astley, Huncote and Narborough...
, and Sapcote
Sapcote
Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, with a population of approximately 2,700. The well-known inland scuba diving site Stoney Cove is nearby.It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Scepecote...
.
Stoney Stanton contains four public houses, The Blue Bell, The Star, The Bull's Head and Nemo's at Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove
Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site. It is between Stoney Stanton and Sapcote in Leicestershire in England. There is a diving shop, a pub selling beer and hot food and a diving training facility there.-Background:...
The village also has a busy social club. There used to be five public houses but in 2009 the past "Francis Arms" has now been converted into a restaurant called TAJ. The Bulls Head is under new management and opens it doors today 20th July 2011.
Possibly the most famous man in the history of the village was the curate Bilb (1679-1751). He lived in Stoney Stanton for nearly 50 years, during which time he did much work to make the village self-sufficient and to help the people living in the village.
The village is mentioned Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as 'Stanton', from Anglo-Saxon
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
Stāntūn ("farmstead on stony ground"). The Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
church of St Michael's was first recorded in 1149.
On 5 May 2011 following the local elections Chris Askwith, Ann Jackson, Shane Reynolds, Adam Wright and David Wright were elected teaming up with existing parish councillors Susan Astill, Eddie Bestwick, Talbert Dick, Sarah Eaves, Francis Gent & Sheila Gunby.