Country: | Wales |
Static Image: | Old Church Stoke - geograph.org.uk - 654359.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | View of the hamlet of Old Church Stoke |
Coordinates: | 52.53°N -3.06°W |
Official Name: | Old Church Stoke |
Community Wales: | Churchstoke |
Unitary Wales: | Powys |
Os Grid Reference: | SO2894 |
Old Church Stoke is a village in the community of Churchstoke in Powys, Wales. Until 1974 it was in the county of Montgomeryshire.
The name, as a distinct settlement within the township and parish of Churchstoke, was first recorded in the mid-16th century.[1] The current village includes several timber-framed farmhouses of the 17th and 18th century, the former Oak Inn from the same period, and a 19th-century Methodist chapel.[1]
There was formerly a holy well, or "Lady well", in the village, which was dressed with flowers and rushes.[2]
There are several farms located in Old churchstoke, one being Upper Aldress, farmed by Robert Kinsey and his family