Staunton, Gloucestershire

Description
Staunton, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire, 2 miles NW of Coleford, and 3 E of Monmouth. There is a post office under Coleford; money order and telegraph office, Coleford. Acreage, 1530; population, 157. Buckstone, on which stands the ancient rocking stone which gives it the name, commands a fine view. There is an ancient stone cross in the village near the church. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £112 with residence. The church is Norman with Early English and Decorated additions. The ancient stone pulpit is reached by a staircase leading to the roodloft and belfry. There is an ancient font, discovered about fifty years ago, which is probably Saxon, although some authorities incline to the opinion that it is Roman. The church was restored in 1872.