Stanford-on-Teme is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, now in the parish of

Stanford with Orleton Stanford with Orleton is a civil parish in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire wa ...

, in the

Malvern Hills The Malvern Hills are in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit aff ...

district in the county of

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 144.

History

Stanford Court, a Grade II listed 18th century stately home, is the ancestral home of the

Winnington baronets The Winnington Baronetcy, of Stanford Court in the County of Worcester, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. History Sir Francis Winnington (1634–1700) Solicitor-General to King Charles II, acquired the family seat of Stanford Cou ...

. The house was first built in the reign of King James I. It was extended in the 18th century, and remodelled after a fire in 1882.

Lucy Lyttelton Cameron Lucy Lyttelton Cameron (29 April 1781 – 6 September 1858, née Butt) was a British magazine editor and a writer for children with religious themes. Early life and education Lucy Lyttelton Cameron was born in Stanford-on-Teme, taking her name ...

, the children's author was born here in 1781. She was the daughter of George Butt and his wife and they had another daughter named Mary Martha. The rectory in Stanford was built for George Butt just to the west of the church.'Parishes: Stanford on Teme', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4 (1924), pp. 341-345. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42907 Date accessed: 26 August 2014 On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with "Orleton" to form "Stanford with Orleton".

References

External links

Malvern Hills District official web site
Villages in Worcestershire Former civil parishes in Worcestershire Malvern Hills District {{Worcestershire-geo-stub