Stathern
Stathern is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir about north of Melton Mowbray.Population
In the 2001 census the parish had 288 dwellings, and a population of 672. The population had increased to 728 at the time of the 2011 census.Amenities
The village has an Anglican church, St Guthlac's, listed Grade II*. Parts date from the 13th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1867–1868 under R. W. Johnson. Guthlac of Crowland was a Lincolnshire hermit-saint of the 7th–8th century. The church has a ring of five bells. It holds a family service on the first Sunday in the month.
The village primary school in Water Lane dates back at least to 1868 and in some form to 1845.
The public house, The Plough Inn, also acts as a restaurant and provides thrice-weekly post office services. There is a butcher's shop and bed-and-breakfast accommodation available in the village.
Stathern is served by hourly weekday, daytime buses between Melton Mowbray and Bottesford or Bingham. The nearest railway station is at Bottesford, with services to Nottingham and to Grantham or Skegness.
