Stoney Stanton
Description in 1877:
"STONEY STANTON parish in Hinckley Union and County Court District, and Sparkenhoe Hundred, has an area of 1750 acres, and in 1871 had 681 persons, living in 171 houses. Its village is on a bold rocky emminence, on the west side of the vale of the Soar, 4 1/2 miles E.N.E. of Hinckley and 10 miles S. W. by S. of Leicester; but its parish extends eastward to the Soar and the fosseway. It is famous for its basalt rocks , which afford an inexhaustible supply."
White's "History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland. 3rd Edition," 1877
- Stevens N. & Hill G. (1981), "History of Stoney Stanton, 1870 - 1975." Leicestershire Libraries & Information Service.
- Hill G. ( ), "The Street Names of Stoney Stanton, History and Origins." Stoney Stanton Parish Council.
- The parish was in the Burbage sub-district of the Hinckley Registration District.
- In a 1935 re-organization, the parish was placed in the Blaby Registration District.
- The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Michael.
- The church was originally built in Norman times and contains an embattled western tower. It is first recorded in 1149.
- The church seats 450.
- There is a picture of
St.Michaels Parish Church on the church web site.
- And here's another picture of
St.Michaels Parish Church.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1558 for baptisms and marriages and for burials from 1562.
- The church was in the rural deanery of Guthlaxton (first portion).
- The original records are held at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
- The Congregationalist chapel was built in 1868.
- The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1886.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Burbage sub-district of the Hinckley Registration District.
- In a 1935 re-organization, the parish was placed in the Blaby Registration District.
Stoney Stanton is a village and a parish 98 miles north of London, 10 miles southwest of Leicester city and 4 miles east of Hinckley. The parish covers 1,550 acres.
The land around the village has been mostly pasture for centuries. If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B4114 south out of Leicester city. Turn right at the junction with the B581 and follow that road less than a mile to Stoney Stanton.
- Stoney Stanton was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Stantone" or "stoney place." The Book records 14 families here.
- In 1348, the Black Death hit Stanton and surrounding places.
- Stoney Stanton Heritage Group
has information on the village website.
- Stoney Stanton Village
is also described on the parish website.
- There were a number of granite quarries within the parish and in neighborhing locations. Some of these date back to Roman usage.
- Framework knitting of hosiery was a common occupation in the 1800s.
- The national grid reference is SP 4993.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- This place was an ancient parish and a more modern Civil Parish in the county.
- The parish lies in the Sparkenhoe Hundred in the western division of the county.
- In 1885, a detached part of this parish called "Spinner's Meadow" was amalgamated with Earl Shilton parish.
- You can contact the local Parish Council, but they will NOT do family history lookups for you.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Hinckley Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Market Bosworth petty sessional hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1831 |
533 |
| 1841 |
663 |
| 1851 |
751 |
| 1871 |
681 |
| 1881 |
993 |
| 1891 |
1,220 |
| 1901 |
1,515 |
| 1911 |
1,539 |
| 1921 |
1,507 |
| 1931 |
1,560 |
| 1951 |
1,430 |
| 1961 |
1,341 |
| 1971 |
2,639 |
- The Public Elementary School was built in 1884 to hold up to 244 children.
- An Infants' School was built in 1906 to hold up to 150 children.
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This parish page was developed by Tim Arguile.
[Re-written: 27-August-2009 - Louis R. Mills]
