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The village is {{convert|5|km}} north-west of [[Stroud]], on the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B4008]] road to [[Quedgeley]]. The parish, which in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 285, also contains the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of '''Stroud Green''', situated south-east of Standish village.<ref>{{cite web | url=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| title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Standish CP (Parish) | work=Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher=[[Office of National Statistics]] | accessdate=2009-01-03 }}</ref> |
The village is {{convert|5|km}} north-west of [[Stroud]], on the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B4008]] road to [[Quedgeley]]. The parish, which in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 285, also contains the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of '''Stroud Green''', situated south-east of Standish village.<ref>{{cite web | url=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| title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Standish CP (Parish) | work=Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher=[[Office of National Statistics]] | accessdate=2009-01-03 }}</ref> |
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Originally part of the estate of the [[Baron Sherborne|Baron's Sherborne of Gloucestershire]], they developed [[Standish Court]] as part of their holdings. Abandoned in the 16th century, they then developed [[Standish House]] as a country retreat. Having sold Standish Wood to the [[National Trust]], they sold Standish Park and Stadish House to [[Gloucestershire County Council]] post-[[World War 1]],<ref name=BritHist>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15861|title=Standish|publisher=british-history.ac.uk|accessdate=2012-02-05}}</ref> on which they developed [[Standish Hospital]], which was immediately passed to the [[British Red Cross]] for treatment of soldiers. In the 1920s it became a [[sanatorium]] for [[tuberculosis]] patients, and a [[US Army]] medical facility during [[World War 2]]. Developed by the [[NHS]] as a specialist hopsital, it closed in 2004. |
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The parish church is the [[Listed building|Grade I listed]] Church of St Nicholas, built in the 14th century and [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in the 1860s by [[James Piers St Aubyn|J P St Aubyn]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=132507 | title=Detailed record: Church of St Nicholas | work=[[Images of England]] | publisher=[[English Heritage]] | year=2007 | accessdate=2009-01-03 }}</ref> |
The parish church is the [[Listed building|Grade I listed]] Church of St Nicholas, built in the 14th century and [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in the 1860s by [[James Piers St Aubyn|J P St Aubyn]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=132507 | title=Detailed record: Church of St Nicholas | work=[[Images of England]] | publisher=[[English Heritage]] | year=2007 | accessdate=2009-01-03 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:12, 5 February 2012
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]
Originally part of the estate of the Baron's Sherborne of Gloucestershire, they developed Standish Court as part of their holdings. Abandoned in the 16th century, they then developed Standish House as a country retreat. Having sold Standish Wood to the National Trust, they sold Standish Park and Stadish House to Gloucestershire County Council post-World War 1,[2] on which they developed Standish Hospital, which was immediately passed to the British Red Cross for treatment of soldiers. In the 1920s it became a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, and a US Army medical facility during World War 2. Developed by the NHS as a specialist hopsital, it closed in 2004.
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.[3]
Between Standish and Stroud Green is Standish Junction, a railway junction where the Golden Valley Line joins the Bristol to Birmingham Cross Country Route.
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.
References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Standish CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Standish". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ "Detailed record: Church of St Nicholas". Images of England. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
External links
Media related to Standish, Gloucestershire at Wikimedia Commons
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