Standish, Gloucestershire
Standish is a small village and civil parish in the Stroud local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
The village is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Stroud, on the B4008 road to Quedgeley. The parish, which in the 2001 census had a population of 285, also contains the hamlet of Stroud Green, situated south-east of Standish village.[1]
The parish church is the Grade I listed Church of St Nicholas, built in the 14th century and restored in the 1860s by J P St Aubyn.[2]
Between Standish and Stroud Green is Standish Junction, a railway junction where the Golden Valley Line joins the Bristol to Birmingham Cross Country Route.
[edit] Memorial
At the end of the 16th century the Lord of the Manor of Standish was Sir Henry Winston. His memorial in Standish's 14th century Church of St Nicholas carries a 20th century sign:
"This monument to Sir Henry Winston was restored to commemorate the marriage in 1618 of his daughter Sarah to John Churchill from which union descended Sir Winston Churchill K.G. O.M. C.H. M.P. 1874-1965 Prime Minister 1940-1945 . 1951-1955"
This Sarah Winston's grandson became the first Great Duke of Marlborough, ancestor of Sir Winston.
[edit] References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Standish CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=794920&c=Standish&d=16&e=15&g=448766&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1231014391484&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Detailed record: Church of St Nicholas". Images of England. English Heritage. 2007. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=132507. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 51°46′26″N 2°17′28″W / 51.774°N 2.291°W
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