There is one pub, The Sea Trout, which is in the centre of the village. The village also has a public phone box, multiple notice boards and two post boxes.
Staverton's Church of England parish church of St Paul de Leon is mostly early 14th century. It has a nave and north and south aisles and a thin west tower. The medieval windows have been replaced by ones of a later period. Features of interest include the rood screen (much restored), the 18th-century pulpit, and a monument to the family of Worth, 1629.[2]
Historic estatesedit
The parish of Staverton contains various historic estates including:
There are two stops of the South Devon Railway Trust within the village boundary: Staverton railway station and Nappers Halt. Staverton railway station is next to Staverton Bridge, which crosses the River Dart and was probably built around 1413. It is considered to be one of the best examples of medieval bridges surviving in Devon. "Seven obtusely pointed arches; one of the oldest Devon bridges".[4] The bridge's name was adopted for the folk group formed in the 1970s by Sam Richards, Tish Stubbs and Paul Wilson.[5][6][7]
Village Bandedit
Staverton is home to a village band: The Stavertones.[8] A Nonet, the band plays a hip blend of funky fusion, Jammin' Jazz and pop.
With a Facebook page liked by over 141 people, a good proportion of the population of the village, the band is a prominent fixture in village life.
Notable peopleedit
George Caunter, baptised in Staverton in 1758, was Acting Superintendent of Penang (then Prince of Wales Island), as well as holding a number of other posts in the administration of the island.[9][10] The Caunter family lived at Abham, a tenement in Staverton, for several generations.[11]
Referencesedit
^Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : South Hams Retrieved 27 January 2010
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.660, pedigree of Rowe of Kingston
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Staverton's history
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staverton, devon, staverton, village, civil, parish, south, hams, devon, england, consisting, households, population, total, parish, stavertonstaverton, parish, churchyardstavertonlocation, within, devonpopulation717, 2001, census, grid, referencesx7963civil, . Staverton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams of Devon England consisting of 297 households and a population of 717 total parish 1 StavertonStaverton parish churchyardStavertonLocation within DevonPopulation717 2001 Census OS grid referenceSX7963Civil parishStavertonDistrictSouth HamsShire countyDevonRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTOTNESPostcode districtTQ9Dialling code01803PoliceDevon and CornwallFireDevon and SomersetAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentTotnesList of places UK England Devon 50 28 00 N 3 42 00 W 50 4667 N 3 7 W 50 4667 3 7 There is one pub The Sea Trout which is in the centre of the village The village also has a public phone box multiple notice boards and two post boxes Contents 1 Parish church 2 Historic estates 3 Transport 4 Village Band 5 Notable people 6 References 7 External linksParish church editStaverton s Church of England parish church of St Paul de Leon is mostly early 14th century It has a nave and north and south aisles and a thin west tower The medieval windows have been replaced by ones of a later period Features of interest include the rood screen much restored the 18th century pulpit and a monument to the family of Worth 1629 2 Historic estates editThe parish of Staverton contains various historic estates including Kingston long a seat of the Rowe family 3 Transport editThere are two stops of the South Devon Railway Trust within the village boundary Staverton railway station and Nappers Halt Staverton railway station is next to Staverton Bridge which crosses the River Dart and was probably built around 1413 It is considered to be one of the best examples of medieval bridges surviving in Devon Seven obtusely pointed arches one of the oldest Devon bridges 4 The bridge s name was adopted for the folk group formed in the 1970s by Sam Richards Tish Stubbs and Paul Wilson 5 6 7 nbsp Staverton BridgeVillage Band editStaverton is home to a village band The Stavertones 8 A Nonet the band plays a hip blend of funky fusion Jammin Jazz and pop With a Facebook page liked by over 141 people a good proportion of the population of the village the band is a prominent fixture in village life Notable people editGeorge Caunter baptised in Staverton in 1758 was Acting Superintendent of Penang then Prince of Wales Island as well as holding a number of other posts in the administration of the island 9 10 The Caunter family lived at Abham a tenement in Staverton for several generations 11 References edit Office for National Statistics Census 2001 Parish Headcounts South Hams Retrieved 27 January 2010 Pevsner 1952 p 269 Vivian Lt Col J L Ed The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531 1564 amp 1620 Exeter 1895 p 660 pedigree of Rowe of Kingston Pevsner 1952 p 270 FTX 144 FOLK AT FOXHOLE Richards Wilson amp Stubbs folktrax archive org Retrieved 28 January 2011 Paul Wilson Biography DevonTradition org Retrieved 28 January 2011 Staverton Bridge Staverton Bridge 1975 Saydisc SDL 266 Track listing at AllMusic Party in the Park at Staverton Playing Field Welcome to Staverton amp Landscove in Devon www staverton org Retrieved 4 July 2018 England Births and Christenings 1538 1975 Salt Lake City Utah FamilySearch 2013 Marcus Langdon 2013 Penang The Fourth Presidency of India 1805 1830 Volume One Ships Men and Mansions Areca Books pp 216 221 F Lyde Caunter 1930 Caunter Family History Solicitors Law Stationery Society p 62 Hoskins W G 1954 Devon A New Survey of England London Collins Pevsner Nikolaus 1952 South Devon The Buildings of England Harmondsworth Penguin Books External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Staverton Devon Staverton s history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Staverton Devon amp oldid 1214746530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,