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Places to stay in Stanton
Stanton is a small village 3½ miles south of Broadway, and north
of Cheltenham. It is completely constructed out of Cotswold stone, with
a high street, and a pub, The Mount, at the end. Pevsner calls it 'architecturally,
the most distinguished of the smaller villages in the North Cotswolds'.It
is on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment. It is within just a few minutes
drive from Stanway, and five or ten minutes drive from Broadway. The Cotswold
Way runs through the village. There are, however, no shops or post office.he
name Staunton comes from the Old English words Stane (as in Stane Street)
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.[1] The
Broad Stone is the largest of several rocks in the fields of Broadstone
farm.
