Stourport-on-Severn
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SO812715 | ||
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| Residents | 20,292 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN | ||
| prefix | 01299 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | West Midlands | ||
| Shire county | Worcestershire | ||
| Website: www.stourporttown.co.uk | |||
Stourport-on-Severn is a town in the district of Wyre Forest the British county of Worcestershire on the River Stour in the vicinity of the confluence with the River Severn . The 2011 census showed that the city had a population of 20,292.
The city is also located on the historic Staffordshire-Worcestershire Canal , which runs from the Severn to the Trent and Mersey Canal and is now only of tourist interest, but has been preserved because it is a protected monument. From 1902 until his death in 1947, the politician Stanley Baldwin lived on the Astley Hall estate in Stourport . Baldwin was from 1908 to 1937 Member of Parliament and three times (1923-1924 and 1924-1929 and 1935-1937) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
In March 2006 the city of Stourport was awarded the title Fairtrade Town by the Fairtrade Foundation .
Town twinning
The twin town of Stourport-on-Severn is Villeneuve-le-Roi in the French region of Île-de-France .
sons and daughters of the town
- Andrew Yarranton (1616-1684), entrepreneur
- Ray Thomas (1941-2018), pop musician
Web links
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- ↑ Worcestershire County Council - Census 2011 ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ City website - Fairtrade Stourport
