Stockton (St. Andrew)

STOCKTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Martley, Lower division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Hundred-House and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 14 miles (N. W.) from Worcester; containing 130 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Teme, and comprises 856 acres, of which two-thirds are arable, 50 in hop-grounds, and the remainder pasture; the surface is hilly, the soil a heavy loam, and the scenery picturesque. The road from Worcester to Ludlow passes through. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £5. 13. 11½.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. William Francis Raymond, A. M. The tithes have been commuted for £220; and there is a glebe of 21 acres, with a glebe-house. The church, a very old edifice, has been lately restored at a cost of £300: it contains a vault and a monument to a family named Walsh. A Sunday school is supported by the rector.