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[[Image:Stanley pontlarge view.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Fields at Stanley Pontlarge viewed from Langley Hill. Looking north to the Vale of Evesham. Note the steam train on the railway]]'''Stanley Pontlarge''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[Gloucestershire]]. [[Image:stanley_pontlarge_bridge.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|Train crossing the bridge over the lane]] |
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[[Image:stanley_pontlarge_church.JPG|thumbnail|200px|Church viewed from the west]]The hamlet has a small [[church]] (part of Winchcombe Parish), whose dedication is unknown. [[Image:stanley_pontlarge_church_door.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|The Norman door of the church]] |
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[[Image:stanley_pontlarge_lane.JPG|thumbnail|left|200px|Looking down the lane from the church towards the main road. Note the gable of the 14th century hall house in mid-distance]] |
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[[Image:stanley_pontlarge_bus_shelt.JPG|thumbnail|right|150px|Bus shelter at junction of lane and main road, bearing the Latin inscription "Quilibet in tempestate portus" (A harbour in a storm for anyone)]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 17:48, 20 August 2006
Stanley Pontlarge is a hamlet in Gloucestershire.
It was mentioned in the Domesday Book, when it was referred to as "Stanlege" (source).
The hamlet has a small church (part of Winchcombe Parish), whose dedication is unknown.
External links
- Stanley Pontlarge church (Parish Website)
- Stanley Roots -- the roots of places and people called Stanley in medieval England.