STINCHCOMBE is a parish and village in Dursley union, containing, by the census of 1861, 340, and in 1871, 334 inhabitants, and 1462 acres; in the deanery of Dursley, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, hundred of Berkeley, West Gloucestershire; 1 mile south-east from Berkeley Road Railway Station, 2 west from Dursley, and 4 north-west from Wotton-under-Edge. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Venerable Sir George Prevost, M.A., Archdeacon and Hon. Canon of Gloucester is valued at £180 per annum, and is in the patronage of the Bishop of Gloucester. The church, dedicated to St. Cyr, is in the Decorated style; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisle, with porch, and tower surmounted by a spire, it was rebuilt in 1855, with the exception of the porch, tower, and spire. It contains 6 stained glass windows. There is a National School for children of both sexes, which has recently been considerable enlarged, and a new room added. There is a Lending Library, consisting of about 300 volumes, for the use of the parishoners, at the nominal charge of a penny per month. The Venerable Sir George Prevost, Bart., is lord of the manor. The rateable value of this parish is £2752.

STINCHCOMBE HILL, which is noted for magnificient views of the surrounding country rises immediately above this village.

 

Clergy and Gentry

COX The Misses

FITZGERALD Mrs. Emily, The Cottage

HUNT Charles Brooke, Esq., J.P., Peers court

MABBETT John, Esq.

PREVOST Venerable Sir George, Bart., M.A., Archdeacon and Hon. Canon of Gloucester

PURNELL The Misses Frances and Ellen, Stancombe Park

SHEWEN Mrs., Stinchcombe cottage

WILLIAMS Mrs. Caroline, The Vicarage

WILLIAMS Rev. Henry, M.A., curate, The Vicarage

 

Trades and Professions

BUTCHER William, shoemaker and sub-postmaster

CAMM Thomas, farmer, Melksham court

CULLIMORE James, hay dealer

GAINER Mrs. Harriet, beer retailer

HOOPER George, farmer

HOOPER William, farmer, Church farm

NICHOLLS Robert, blacksmith

SHATFORD Benjamin, farmer

SHATFORD Henry, farmer, Loveridge farm

SUMMERS Mrs. Eliza and Charles George, quarry proprietors

SUMMERS William, carpenter

SWIMMINGS Samuel, farm bailiff to the Misses Purnell

WOODWARD Charles, National schoolmaster and parish clerk

WOODWARD George, farmer

WOODWARD Isaac, shopkeeper

WOODWARD William, market gardener

WORKMAN Alfred, carpenter and wheelwright

Post Office - William Butcher, sub-postmaster. Letters from Dursley arrive at 10 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m., on Sundays at 11 a.m. The nearest money order office is at Dursley.

National School - Charles Woodward, master; Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward, mistress.

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