Stoke Doyle is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire in England, two miles south-west of Oundle. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Wadenhoe.
| Stoke Doyle | |
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  Stoke Doyle Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL0286 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode district | PE8 |
| Dialling code | 01832 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement'. The village was held by John de Oyly in 1286.[2]
Governance
editIt is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe,[3] and on North Northamptonshire council. Before changes in 2021 it was previously represented on East Northamptonshire District Council[4] and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Tom Pursglove.[5]
Geography
editStoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of Oundle, on the road between there and Wadenhoe. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the River Nene.[6]
Demography
editAt the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.[4]
Landmarks
editStoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold,[7] stands to the east of the road[6] and was built between 1722 and 1725.[4] The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.[8] A sign on the road claims the village is twinned with the Catalan city of Barcelona, but it's just a joke by one villager.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council Website". Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
- ^ East Northamptonshire Council: Parish / Town Council Contacts: Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ a b c East Northamptonshire Council: Settlement Strategy Statements - Villages: Stoke Doyle Strategy Statement. 1996. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ www.parliament.uk: Parliament Home > MPs and Lords > Find your MP > Corby. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ a b 'Parishes: Stoke Doyle', A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3 (1930), pp. 132-135. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ Church of England: Stoke Doyle, St Rumbold. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ Shuckburgh Arms. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- ^ "Barcelona joke surprises drivers". 27 September 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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