Stoke Doyle
Coordinates: 52°27′58″N 0°29′42″W / 52.4660°N 0.4950°W
Stoke 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,[1] on East Northamptonshire District Council[2] and Northamptonshire County Council. Stoke Doyle is part of the Corby constituency, represented at the House of Commons by Andy Sawford.[3]
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.[4]
Demography
At the time of the 1991 census, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.[2]
Landmarks
Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold,[5] stands to the east of the road[4] and was built between 1722-1725.[2] The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms.[6] 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.[7]
References
- ↑ East Northamptonshire Council: Parish / Town Council Contacts: Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe. Retrieved 20 November 2009
- 1 2 3 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
- 1 2 '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
- ↑ Stoke Doyle's Barcelona joke surprises motorists
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