Stone
Stone shown within the United Kingdom
Population	14,258 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ902342
District	Stafford
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stone
Postcode district	ST15
Dial code	01785
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	Staffordshire
UK Parliament	Stone
European Parliament	West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

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Stone is a town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is the second town, after Stafford itself, in the Borough of Stafford, and has long been of importance from the point of view of communications. Stone gave its name to both an urban district council and a rural district council before becoming part of the borough in 1974. In 2001 it had a population of 14,555. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... This article is about the town of Stafford, England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ...

History

Early

Stone was the capital of early Mercia, a powerful Anglian kingdom that later expanded over most of what is now the West Midlands. Christianity arrived via monks from Lindisfarne around the year 650, King Penda of Mercia having invited them in. The capital was later moved to Stafford, and then to Tamworth. The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... Map of the UK showing the location of Lindisfarne at 55. ... Events Arab conquest of Persia, establishment of Islam as state religion Hindu empire in Sumatra Croats and Serbs occupy Bosnia Khazars conquer Great Bulgarian Empire in southern Russia building of St. ... Stained glass window from the cloister of Worcester Cathedral showing the death of Penda of Mercia. ... Tamworth town centre Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 27 km (17 miles) north-east of Birmingham and 198 km (123 miles) north-west of London. ...

Etymology

The place-name's meaning is exactly what is stated, a "stone, rock", from the Old English stan "stone". In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... This balancing rock, Steamboat Rock stands in Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs, CO The rocky side of a mountain creek near Orosí, Costa Rica. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

The actual stone being referred to is not known. It may well be a boundary stone, a milestone: this is because the town is on the main A34 to Stafford. However, the location of the stone is unknown, and historians have not yet discovered this. Another theory is that it could have referred to a stone building (if it does refer to one, the location is unknown). Most places of this name (like the village of the same name in Worcestershire) are on a river, although for toponymists, this doesn't make it any easier to interpret the meaning of the place-name. A slate boundary stone on Maesglase A boundary marker or boundary stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in a direction of a boundary. ... A Spanish kilometre stone A milestone on the Boston Post Road in Harvard Square, Massachusetts, USA Slate milestone near Bangor, Wales A milestone or kilometre sign is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in... The A34 is a major road in England. ... This article is about the town of Stafford, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ...

One argument is that the town was named after the pile of stones raised on the graves of the Princes killed in 665 AD by their father, King Wulfhere of Mercia, because of their conversion to Christianity. The Church, built over these stones in 670 AD, was replaced in 1135 AD by an Augustinian Priory which survived until its dissolution in the reign of Henry VIII. The building collapsed in 1749 and the present church of St. Michael's was built in the 1750s.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Local government

Stone Urban District was an urban district. It was based on the Stone civil parish which equates to the town of Stone. There were two amendments in parts of the Stone Rural parish in Stone Rural District where transferred in. The district was abolished by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Stone Rural District was a rural district in Staffordshire, England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...

Transport

Roads

Stone stands in the valley of the River Trent, and was an important stopping-off point for the coaches on one of the roads turnpiked in the 18th century. A directory for 1851 says that Stone was a very lively town, and a great thoroughfare for coaches, carriers and travellers … No fewer than 38 stage coaches passed through the town daily. The road was later to become the trunk road (the A34) from Birmingham to the North, but Stone is now by-passed by the M6 motorway. The A51 road also runs through the area. For other uses see Trent River. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... Birmingham (pron. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The A51 road is a road in England linking Kingsbury in Warwickshire (just east of Birmingham), with Chester in Cheshire. ...

The Trent & Mersey Canal

The River Trent, which runs through the town, had been used for cargo-carrying vessels since Roman times but the further inland, the smaller the boats that could be used. Seasonal fluctuations in water depth proved insurmountable, although cargo could be carried from the sea as far south as Wilden Ferry (SE of Derby), where the River Derwent joins the Trent and increases the quantity of water, then onwards by road. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... The Derwent is a river in the county of Derbyshire, England. ...

James Brindley, the canal builder, put forward the scheme to build what he called the Grand Trunk Canal to connect the two rivers, Mersey and Trent in 1766. It was backed by Josiah Wedgwood who saw that it offered an efficient way to bring raw materials to the potteries and to transport finished wares to his customers. James Brindley. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (July 12, 1730 – January 3, 1795, born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. ...

By 29 September 1772 (Brindley died on 27 September), 48 miles of the Grand Trunk Canal (now known as the Trent & Mersey Canal) from Wilden Ferry to Stone was navigable - the length past Burton-on-Trent being completed in 1770. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ...

Stone became the Headquarters of the canal company with its office at Westbridge House, sited then below Star Lock on what is now Westbridge Park. The offices were moved later to Stoke-on-Trent.

John Joules Brewery brewed beer from 1758, although it is now closed. The canal playing a great part in their export. They once owned a pair of boats that delivered coal to the brewery and as late as the 1950s had the telephone number ‘Stone 1’. Joules bottle store remains an imposing building on the canal.

The Star Public House was fully licensed in 1819 although the building predates the canal by some 200 years. The building has in its time been a butcher’s shop and slaughterhouse. Stabling for boat horses was available up to the 1950s and the business relied heavily on the canal for trade.

Public transport

The coming of the railway was to end Stone’s era as a coaching town. The North Staffordshire Railway opened its main line from Stoke on Trent through Stone to Norton Bridge on 3 April 1848; the following year a branch line from Stone to Colwich began operating. The town is bypassed by trains on the West Coast Main Line, but there will be an hourly semi-fast direct service to London Euston from January 2009. Local bus services are operated by First PMT and Bakerbus The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company which had its roots in an early scheme to build a small plateway from the base of the Cauldon canal up to Cauldon quarries. ... Norton Bridge is a village in Staffordshire, England, UK. It is served by Norton Bridge railway station. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Colwich may refer to: Colwich, Kansas Colwich rail crash This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Potteries Motor Traction (PMT) is a company based in Stoke-on-Trent that operates buses in north-west England. ...

Present day

Stone parish church, dedicated to St Michael the Archangel, is at the south end of the town. It was commenced in 1753, and finished in 1758. Christ Church stands on the north side of the town, where the population is still increasing. It was erected in 1839. Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ...

The canal still dominates the town. Many canal side sites have in recent times been taken over for modern day use including ‘The Moorings’ a development of apartments based on the old Stubbs warehouse and also apartments and housing surround the old Trent Hospital, once the Workhouse. Housing developments also border the canal. Commercial traffic has now been replaced by the leisure craft that pass through Stone each year. The Canal Cruising Company today operates from the historic site of the canal maintenance and boat building operations of the Trent & Mersey Canal Company. This restored docks complex with its workshops, by Yard Lock, continues to be used for the maintenance of pleasure craft and historic boats.

Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre just outside the town is a major training centre for the UK telecommunications industry. It is owned by BT Group and run by Accenture. Yarnfield is a village in Staffordshire, England. ... BT Group plc (formerly British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (pronounced Bee tee) (also previously as British Telecom and is still commonly known as such amongst the general public) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. ... Accenture (NYSE: ACN, ISIN: BMG1150G1116) is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. ...

Personalities

• Stan Collymore, Born in Stone in 1971
• James Brindley, the Surveyor-General of the Trent & Mersey Canal.
• L. T. C. Rolt, author of ’Narrowboat’ which helped to promote the canal network of today, plus several engineering biographies and other works.
• Cedric Price, architect, was born in Stone in 1934.
• Eva Morris, the oldest person in the world from December 1999 to her death in November 2000, lived in Stone.
• Chris Birchall, a football player who plays for Coventry City F.C.. Birchall was born in 1984 and plays international football for Trinidad and Tobago, as his mother was born there.

Stanley Victor Collymore (born January 22, 1971 in Stone, Staffordshire) was a talented but controversial English footballer. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... Lionel Thomas Caswell Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L.T.C. Rolt) (1910-1974) was a prolific English writer and the biographer of major civil engineering figures including Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Thomas Telford. ... Cedric Price was an architect (1934_2003). ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Eva (Sharpe) Morris (November 8, 1885 - November 2, 2000) was the oldest recognized person in the world from December, 1999 until November, 2000. ... A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 years or more, something achieved by only one in a thousand centenarians (0. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Christopher Birchall. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an English football club based in Coventry, UK. Coventry City were founding members of the FA Premier League in 1992. ...

External links

• Into Stone - Stone Community Website since 2000
• Heart-of-Stone - Community Website
• 1851 description of Stone parish
• Christ Church website
• The Trent & Mersey Canal
• Stone Post Office