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Whitstone (other)
Whitstone is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Whitstone may also refer to * Whitstone (hundred), an ancient subdivision of Gloucestershire, England *Whitstone (Somerset hundred) The Hundred of Whitstone is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which ..., an ancient subdivision of Somerset, England * Whitstone School, Somerset, England See also * Whitestone (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitstone
Whitstone is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is roughly halfway between the towns of Bude and Launceston. The population at the 2011 census was 590. History The earliest mention of the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when Whitstone was called 'Witestan', and was held by Ralph from the Count of Mortain. There was 1 furlong of land and half a plough, 1 serf, 12 acres of woodland, 8 cattle, 8 pigs, 40 sheep and 40 goats. The value of the manor was 15 shillings though it had formerly been worth £1 sterling. In the 19th century, the parish was called Whitstone. There were around 500 villagers, and a post office, and the entire parish comprised around . The Bude Canal passed through it. Froxton Farmhouse (19th century) is a Grade II* listed building. Froxton was also a manor recorded in the Domesday Book when it was held by Thurstan from Judhael of Totnes. There were 3 furlongs of land and land for 3 ploughs. There was half a plough, 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitstone (hundred)
Whitstone was an ancient hundred of Gloucestershire, England. From the 13th century it comprised two adjacent divisions, which included the ancient parishes of: ;Lower Division * Eastington *Frampton-on-Severn *Frocester *King's Stanley *Leonard Stanley * Stonehouse * Wheatenhurst (now Whitminster) ;Upper Division *Fretherne * Hardwicke *Haresfield *Longney *Moreton Valence * Randwick *Saul * Standish *Quedgeley (part) The hundred existed at the time of the Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ... in 1086, but covering a smaller area. By 1220 the adjacent Blacklow hundred had been absorbed. ''Blachelaue'' in the Domesday Book contained the parishes of Alkerton (now Eastington), Frampton (-on-Severn), Frocester, (Kings) Stanley, (Leonard) Stanley, Stonehou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitstone (Somerset Hundred)
The Hundred of Whitstone is one of the 40 historical Hundreds in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, dating from before the Norman conquest during the Anglo-Saxon era although exact dates are unknown. Each hundred had a 'fyrd', which acted as the local defence force and a court which was responsible for the maintenance of the frankpledge system. They also formed a unit for the collection of taxes. The role of the hundred court was described in the Dooms (laws) of King Edgar. The name of the hundred was normally that of its meeting-place. The Hundred of Whitstone consisted of the ancient parishes of: Batcombe, Croscombe, Ditcheat, Doulting, Downhead, Hornblotton, Lamyatt, East Pennard, Pilton, Pylle, Shepton Mallet, and Stoke Lane. It covered an area of . The hundred courts were held at Cannard's Grave, a short distance to the south of the town of Shepton Mallet. The importance of the hundred courts declined from the seventeenth century. By the 19th century severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitstone School
Whitstone School is a specialist school located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, and educates students aged between 11 and 16. The school has been a specialist Technology College since 2000; the school's headteacher is Maz Turner. In August 2011, the school became an academy, and in 2022 the school roll was 535 students. Academic performance Since 2019, the school's GCSE performance has been well below the average of other schools in Somerset, however during its first full year as an academy, performance increased from 44% to 56% of students achieving five or more A* to C GCSE grades including English and mathematics. In 2017, it was assessed by Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the U ... as "good" on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, requires improvemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
