Staunton, near Coleford, Gloucestershire
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| Population | 793 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SO551126 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode district | GL16 8 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Staunton is a village in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.
Staunton is located 2.5 miles east of Monmouth and 2.5 miles north west of Coleford in the Forest of Dean, on the border of England and Wales. The main road which passes through Staunton is the A4136 road.
The name Staunton comes from the Old English words Stane (as in ) and Tun meaning 'stony farmstead' or settlement. Stane also refers to six other significant and notable stones that lie within the parish including a rocky outcrop, called the Frog or Toad's Mouth at the west end of the village. The Long Stone, a pillar of rock or possible standing stone which may date from before 1700 BC, is visible on the Coleford road. The Broad Stone is the largest of several rocks in the fields of Broadstone farm. The Buckstone is situated nearby, as are the Suck Stone and the Near Hearkening Rock.
There is little documented history of the parish of Staunton before 1100. Plenty of evidence of Neolithic man has been unearthed over the years in the form of flint cores from weapons and flint tool chipping. It is known that the Romans moved iron ore from local mines down to Blestium (Monmouth), probably on the ancient route lying below and to the east of the present A4136 road between Staunton and Monmouth. After the Romans left, Staunton remained as one or two farmsteads.
Edward the Confessor was the first English King to designate the area between the River Severn and the River Wye, as the "King’s Forest", a Royal Forest.
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