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 | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
 Moddershall | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′41″N 2°06′40″W / 52.928141°N 2.1111246°W | |
| 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/ |
History
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]
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