Stone Rural is a civil parish in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the settlements of Aston-By-Stone, Burybank, Cotwalton, Knenhall, Meaford, Moddershall, Oulton, Oulton Grange and Oulton Heath. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1652.[1] The parish touches Barlaston, Chebsey, Fulford, Hilderstone, Marston, Sandon and Burston, Stone, Swynnerton, Whitgreave and Yarnfield and Cold Meece.[2] There are 39 listed buildings in Stone Rural.[3] The council office is in Moddershall.[4]
Stone Rural | |
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Civil parish | |
![]() Moddershall | |
Coordinates: 52.928141°N 2.1111246°W / 52.928141; -2.1111246 | |
Country | England |
Primary council | Stafford |
County | Staffordshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Stone Rural | 1894 |
Status | Parish |
Main settlements | Aston-By-Stone, Burybank, Cotwalton, Knenhall, Meaford, Moddershall, Oulton, Oulton Grange and Oulton Heath |
Area | |
• Total | 36.96 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,652 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Website | https://stoneruralparishcouncil.org.uk/ |
The parish was formed on 31 December 1894[5] when Stone parish was split into "Stone Rural" and "Stone Urban".[6] On 31 March 1897 Hilderstone was created from part of Stone Rural, on 1 April 1897 Fulford was created from part of Stone Rural. On 1 April 1922 518 acres was transferred to Stoke on Trent. On 1 April 1932 377 acres was transferred to Fulford, 423 acres was transferred to Sandon, 572 acres was transferred to Stone and 1621 acres was transferred to Swynnerton.[7]
Civil parishes of the Borough of Stafford | |
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