Stoak Explained

Coordinates:53.253°N -2.867°W
Official Name:Stoak
Population:171
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Stoak
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Ellesmere Port and Neston
Post Town:CHESTER
Postcode District:CH2
Postcode Area:CH
Dial Code:01244
Os Grid Reference:SJ421731
Static Image:Bridge 139 (Meadow Lane Bridge), Shropshire Union Canal, Cheshire - DSC06303.JPG
Static Image Caption:Bridge 139 (Meadow Lane Bridge), Shropshire Union Canal, near Stoak

Stoak is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester; and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

Within the parish, to the west of the village is the intersection of the M53 and M56 Motorways, and to its east the Shropshire Union Canal.

The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 171.[1] The name of the parish was changed from the previous Stoke after a review of town and parish councils in the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority.[2] [3] The parish should not be confused with a different Cheshire parish called Stoke, in Cheshire East.

The parish church in the village, St Lawrence's Church, is a Grade II* listed building.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 27 May 2015.
  2. https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/your-council/voting-and-elections/community-governance/documents/A-Z_Compendium_of_Decision_Notices_by_Parishes.pdf Compendium of Decision Notices
  3. Web site: STOAK. GENUKI. 28 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Church of St Lawrence, Stoke. British Listed Buildings. 5 December 2015.