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STANWAY, a parish, with a village and three hamlets, in Winchcomb district, Gloucester; 8½ miles SW of Campden r. station. It has a post-office under Cheltenham. Acres, 3,390. Real property, £3,528. Pop., 378-Houses, 86. The manor, with S. House, belongs to the Earl of Wemyss. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £250.* Patron. the Earl of Wemyss. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £24.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village and three hamlets" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stanway Parish Winchcombe Poor Law Union/Registration District Gloucestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Stanway |
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