Stoke Prior, Herefordshire

Stoke Prior
Stoke Prior is located in Herefordshire
Stoke Prior
Stoke Prior
Location within Herefordshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°12′22″N 2°42′07″W / 52.206°N 2.702°W / 52.206; -2.702

Stoke Prior is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ford and Stoke Prior in Herefordshire, England, and is 2 miles (3 km) south-east from Leominster.[1]

The village' population is included with Ford and Stoke Prior;[2] at the 2011 census this was 364.[3]

Stoke Prior Community Primary School has three classes for children from the ages of 4 to 11. In a 2007 Ofsted inspection, the Overall effectiveness of the school was rated as Grade 1 (Outstanding).[4]

At the Stoke Prior Halt railway station, Stoke Prior was served by the now closed Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway.

In 1961 the parish had a population of 249.[5] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Ford to form "Ford & Stoke Prior", part also went to Leominster and part also went to form Docklow & Hampton Wafer.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 149 Hereford & Leominster (Bromyard & Ledbury) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319229538.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ Edwards, Paul (21 February 2007). "Inspection report: Stoke Prior Primary School" (PDF). Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Stoke Prior CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Leominster Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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