Stathern
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Population
In the 2001 census the parish had 288 dwellings,[1] and a population of 672.[2] The population had increased to 728 at the time of the 2011 census,[3] and was estimated at 751 in 2019.[4]
Amenities
The village has an Anglican church, St Guthlac's, listed Grade II*. Parts of it date from the 13th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1867–1868 under R. W. Johnson.[5] Guthlac of Crowland was a Lincolnshire hermit-saint of the 7th–8th century. The church has a ring of five bells. It normally holds a family service on the first Sunday in the month.[6]
The village primary school in Water Lane dates back at least to 1868 and in some form to 1845.[7] It has about 100 pupils.[8]
The public house, The Plough Inn, also acts as a restaurant and provides thrice-weekly post office services.[9] There coffee shop, village store[10] and bed-and-breakfast accommodation available in the village.[11]
Stathern is served by hourly weekday, daytime buses between Melton Mowbray and Bottesford or Bingham.[12] The nearest railway station is at Bottesford (8 miles/12.9 km), with services to and beyond Nottingham and Grantham or Skegness.
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View of Stathern looking South from the roof of St Guthlac's Church
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View of Stathern looking North from the roof of St Guthlac's Church
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St Guthlac's Church
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Signpost in Stathern
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Signpost in Stathern
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References
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- ↑ City Population. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ Listing text. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Stathern pages. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ School's own site. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Ofsted reports.
- ↑ Own site. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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- ↑ Parish Council site. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Bus times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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External links
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