Stoke Doyle Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Stoke Doyle
Coordinates:52.466°N -0.495°W
Civil Parish:Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe[1]
Unitary England:North Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Corby
Post Town:Peterborough
Postcode District:PE8
Postcode Area:PE
Dial Code:01832
Os Grid Reference:TL0286

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.

The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement'. The village was held by John de Oyly in 1286.[2]

Governance

It 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

Stoke 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

At the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.[4]

Landmarks

Stoke 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council Website . Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council . 27 February 2022.
  2. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Stoke%20Doyle
  3. http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewGold.asp?IDType=Page&ID=4664 East Northamptonshire Council: Parish / Town Council Contacts: Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe
  4. http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image7254.PDF East Northamptonshire Council: Settlement Strategy Statements - Villages: Stoke Doyle Strategy Statement
  5. http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/constituencies/corby www.parliament.uk: Parliament Home > MPs and Lords > Find your MP > Corby
  6. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66272 'Parishes: Stoke Doyle', A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3 (1930)
  7. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stoke-doyle-st-rumbold/ Church of England: Stoke Doyle, St Rumbold
  8. http://www.shuckburgh-arms.co.uk/ Shuckburgh Arms
  9. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/northampton/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9038000/9038240.stm Stoke Doyle's Barcelona joke surprises motorists