Stoke
Encyclopedia
United Kingdom
- Stoke is one of the most common place names in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and in historical documents.
Originally from the Old English 'stoc' meaning 'place', it came to be used in two special senses, i) a religious place and ii) a secondary settlement (see Roome ISBN 0 7475 0170 X)
It can refer to any of the following places:
- Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
- Stoke-upon-TrentStoke-upon-TrentStoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke or Stoke town, is a component town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England....
, a town in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
- Stoke-upon-Trent
- Stoke, Cheshire East, Cheshire
- Stoke, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire
- Stoke, HampshireStoke, HampshireStoke is small village in northwest Hampshire. It lies in the valley of the Bourne Rivulet, a tributary of the River Test northeast of the town of Andover.-Governance:...
- Stoke, Hayling IslandHayling Island-Leisure activities:Although largely residential, Hayling is also a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, the site where windsurfing was invented....
, Hampshire - Stoke, KentStoke, KentStoke is a civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, England, to the south of Allhallows, on the north of the Medway Estuary. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,063....
- Stoke, PlymouthStoke, PlymouthStoke, also referred to by its earlier name of Stoke Damerel, is a parish, once part of the historical Devonport, England. Prior to 1914, it was a suburb of Devonport. In 1914, Devonport and Plymouth amalgamated with Stonehouse: the new town took the name of Plymouth...
- Stoke AbbottStoke AbbottStoke Abbott is a village in west Dorset, England, two miles west of Beaminster. The village has a population of 209 , with 14.5% of dwellings being second homes...
, Dorset - Stoke AshStoke AshStoke Ash is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around six miles south of Diss, in 2005 its population was 240. The village shares a parish council with neighbouring Thwaite.-External links:*...
, NorfolkNorfolkNorfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... - Stoke BardolphStoke BardolphStoke Bardolph is a village and civil parish in the Gedling district of Nottinghamshire. It is to the east of Nottingham, and on the west bank of the River Trent. Nearby places include Burton Joyce and Radcliffe on Trent....
, Nottinghamshire - Stoke BishopStoke BishopStoke Bishop is a very affluent and medium-sized outer city suburb in the north-west of Bristol, located in between Westbury-on-Trym, Sneyd Park, and Sea Mills. Although relatively small, Stoke Bishop's population has increased due to substantial infilling on the Smelting Works sports ground and...
, Bristol - Stoke BlissStoke BlissStoke Bliss is a village, and together with the villages of Kyre and Bockleton, a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-External links:* *...
, HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the... - Stoke BruerneStoke BruerneStoke Bruerne is a small village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England about north of Milton Keynes and south of Northampton.-History:...
, Northamptonshire - Stoke by ClareStoke-by-ClareStoke-by-Clare is a small village in Suffolk located in the valley of the River Stour, about two miles west of Clare.In 1124 Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford moved the Benedictine Priory that had been established at his castle in Clare to Stoke-by-Clare. The Priory, which was controlled by...
, SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... - Stoke-by-NaylandStoke-by-NaylandStoke by Nayland in the English county of Suffolk, lies close to the border with Essex in what is sometimes referred to as Constable Country. It contains a church, St Mary, part of the Deanery of in the Diocese of Chelmsford...
, Suffolk - Stoke, SuffolkStoke, SuffolkNot to be confused with Stoke-by-Nayland or Stoke Ash or Stoke-by-Clare also in SuffolkStoke is a suburb of Ipswich and a civil parish, in the Ipswich District, in the English county of Suffolk.- Amenities :...
(a suburb of IpswichIpswichIpswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
) - Stoke CanonStoke CanonStoke Canon is a small village near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the County of Devon, England.There is a pub, The Stoke Canon Inn, and a post office & general stores in the centre of the village....
, Devon - Stoke CharityStoke CharityStoke Charity is a small village that lies within the Wonston civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Winchester, which lies approximately 6.1 miles south-west from the village....
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... - Stoke ClimslandStoke ClimslandStoke Climsland is a village in the River Tamar Valley, Cornwall, United Kingdom within the civil parish of Stokeclimsland.The manor of Climsland was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall.-Notable buildings:...
, Cornwall - Stoke d'AbernonStoke d'AbernonStoke d'Abernon is a small village situated between Cobham and Leatherhead in the county of Surrey. The census area Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon has a population of 6,100.-History:...
, Surrey - Stoke DoyleStoke DoyleStoke Doyle is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire in England, two miles south-west of Oundle.-Governance:It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, on East Northamptonshire District Council and Northamptonshire County Council...
, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... - Stoke DryStoke DryStoke Dry is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, about three miles southwest of Uppingham.In 2007 it had a population of 39. With only 14 homes this is a quiet village with its mediaeval church dedicated to Saint Andrew...
, Rutland - Stoke EdithStoke EdithStoke Edith is a village in the English county of Herefordshire, situated on a road leading from Hereford to Ledbury. The manor belonged formerly to the Wallwynes, Milwaters and Lingen families....
, Herefordshire - Stoke FerryStoke FerryStoke Ferry is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.5 miles south-east of Downham Market. The village lies on the River Wissey which has also been known as the River Stoke....
, Norfolk - Stoke FlemingStoke FlemingStoke Fleming is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the A379 road about one and a half miles south of the town of Dartmouth, at the north end of Start Bay and within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... - Stoke Gabriel, Devon
- Stoke GiffordStoke GiffordStoke Gifford is a large dormitory village, and parish in South Gloucestershire, England, in the northern suburbs of Bristol. It has around 11,000 residents as of the 2001 Census. It is home to Bristol Parkway station, on the London-South Wales railway line, and the Bristol offices of Friends Life...
, Bristol - Stoke GoldingStoke GoldingStoke Golding is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, which lies in the heart of England, in South West Leicestershire, close to the Warwickshire county border. According to the 2001 census the total population was 1,721, living in just over...
, Leicestershire - Stoke GoldingtonStoke GoldingtonStoke Goldington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about four miles NNW of Newport Pagnell, on the B526, the old road to Northampton....
, Milton Keynes - Stoke next Guildford, SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
- Stoke HammondStoke HammondStoke Hammond is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Valedistrict in north Buckinghamshire, England, about two and a half miles south of Fenny Stratford ....
, Buckinghamshire - Stoke HeathStoke HeathStoke Heath may refer to:*Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, an area in the south of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England*Stoke Heath, Coventry, a suburb in the north of Coventry, England*Stoke Heath, Shropshire, Shropshire, England...
, ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west... - Stoke Heath, WorcestershireStoke Heath, WorcestershireStoke Heath is an area in the south of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.Originally a small village near Bromsgrove, it has been absorbed into Bromsgrove by new housing developments since the 1980s...
- Stoke Holy CrossStoke Holy CrossStoke Holy Cross is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 4 miles south of Norwich.-Geography:It sits on the River Tas. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,568 in 674 households as of the 2001 census....
, Norfolk - Stoke LacyStoke LacyStoke Lacy is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire.Stoke Lacy lies on the main A465 road that connects Hereford and Bromyard and is from the former and from the latter.-History:...
, HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the... - Stoke LyneStoke LyneStoke Lyne is a village and civil parish about north of Bicester, Oxfordshire.-Manor:Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria owned the manor of Stoke Lyne before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066...
, OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... - Stoke MandevilleStoke MandevilleStoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...
, Buckinghamshire - Stoke NewingtonStoke NewingtonStoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, London - Stoke on Tern, Shropshire
- Stoke OrchardStoke OrchardStoke Orchard is a village or hamlet north-west of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. Locally the village is often known as 'Stoke'.Stoke Orchard is in the borough of Tewkesbury, the Cheltenham post town, and on the Coombe Hill, Cheltenham, telephone exchange. Stoke Orchard neighbours...
, Gloucestershire - Stoke PogesStoke PogesStoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
, Buckinghamshire - Stoke Pound, WorcestershireWorcestershireWorcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
- Stoke Prior, HerefordshireStoke Prior, HerefordshireStoke Prior is a village in Herefordshire, England, south east of Leominster.- School :Stoke Prior Community Primary School has three classes and caters for children from the age of 4 up to 11. In a 2007 Ofsted inspection, the Overall effectiveness of the school was rated as Grade: 1 -...
- Stoke Prior, WorcestershireStoke Prior, WorcestershireStoke Prior is a village in the civil parish of Stoke in Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire. The parish includes the settlement of Stoke Wharf and hamlet of Woodgate, along with neighbouring Stoke Heath...
- Stoke RiversStoke RiversStoke Rivers is a small village five miles NE of Barnstaple, in Devon, England.The name derives from the Rivers family, who owned the village.The village is located at -External links:...
, Devon - Stoke RochfordStoke RochfordStoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire.-Geography:For administration purposes, the parish is shared with Easton, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish...
, Lincolnshire - Stoke Row, BerkshireStoke Row, BerkshireStoke Row is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, about west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire.-History:The toponym was first recorded in 1435...
- Stoke Row, OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
- Stoke St GregoryStoke St GregoryStoke St Gregory is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish has a population of 920, and includes the hamlet of Stathe.-History:...
, Somerset - Stoke St MaryStoke St MaryStoke St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district.-History:The earliest recorded mention of Stoke St Mary is in a Saxon charter dated 854 AD, when a West Saxon king gave the clearly defined lands at ‘Stoc’ to the minster...
, Somerset - Stoke St MichaelStoke St MichaelStoke St Michael is a village and civil parish on the Mendip Hills north east of Shepton Mallet, and west of Frome, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.-History:...
, Somerset - Stoke St. MilboroughStoke St. MilboroughStoke St. Milborough is a parish located in Shropshire, England.-History:Stoke and Stanton manors were settled by 1086. There was a church at Stoke c. 1200, which seems to have incorporated vestiges of an earlier one. There was a mill at Stoke by 1334. Wool and woollen cloth seem to have been...
, Shropshire - Stoke-sub-HamdonStoke-sub-HamdonStoke-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in South Somerset, situated west of Yeovil, England. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke.-History:...
, Somerset - Stoke TalmageStoke TalmageStoke Talmage is a village and civil parish south of Thame in Oxfordshire.Stoke Talmage seems to have had a parish church since the 11th century, although the first clear historical reference to it dates from 1219. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary Magdalene was restored in 1758....
, OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire .... - Stoke TristerStoke TristerStoke Trister is a village and civil parish south-east of Wincanton and miles north-west of Gillingham close to the Dorset border in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England...
, Somerset
See also
- Stokes (disambiguation) (in particular, stoke is an erroneous singular of stokes (sing. and pl), a unit of kinematic viscosity)
- Stoked (disambiguation)