Stowe-by-Chartley

Stowe-by-Chartley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

Stowe-by-Chartley
St. John the Baptist church
Stowe-by-Chartley Location within Staffordshire
Population	418 {2011}[1]
OS grid reference	SK0027
District	Stafford
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stafford
Postcode district	ST18
Dialling code	01889
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52.843°N 1.995°W / 52.843; -1.995

According to the parish council, the parish includes Amerton, Chartley, Grindley and Drointon.^[2] The village and civil parish of Hixon is to the south, and East Staffordshire district borders the parish to the east.

At St John the Baptist's church in Stowe-by-Chartley is a plaque by Sir Edwin Lutyens to the memory of Billy Congreve VC, DSO, MC (1891–1916) recipient of the Victoria Cross

Notable people

• Charles Lucas (1843 in Stowe-by-Chartley – 1919) an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire ^[3]
• Rupert Evans (actor, born 1976)

See also

• Listed buildings in Stowe-by-Chartley
• Chartley Castle
• Chartley Castle Tournament
• Chartley railway station