North Stoke, Oxfordshire
Coordinates: 51°34′16″N 1°07′12″W / 51.571°N 1.120°W
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 St. Mary's parish church |
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 North Stoke
North Stoke shown within Oxfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU6186 |
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| Civil parish | Crowmarsh |
| District | South Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wallingford |
| Postcode district | OX10 |
| Dialling code | 01491 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Henley |
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North Stoke is a village beside the River Thames in the Crowmarsh civil parish in South Oxfordshire, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the market town of Wallingford.
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Parish church [edit]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was built in the 1230s when Robert de Esthall was the vicar. His memorial slab (1274) may be seen in the chancel. There is a 13th century crusader chest and the remains of a Saxon piscina. Most notable, however, are the large number of 14th century wall paintings. The original tower collapsed in 1669 and was not rebuilt until 1725.[1] St. Mary's parish is now a member of The Langtree Team Ministry: a Church of England benefice that includes also the parishes of Checkendon, Ipsden, Stoke Row, Whitchurch-on-Thames and Woodcote.[2]
The Ridgeway path runs through the churchyard.
Transport [edit]
From 6 June 2012, North Stoke is served by Go Ride bus service number 134 from Wallingford to Goring-on-Thames.[3]
Notable people [edit]
- The Academy Award winning actor Michael Caine lived at Rectory Farmhouse.
- The contralto Dame Clara Butt lived in the village.
- Rock vocalist Ian Gillan, formerly of Deep Purple, used to live in the country house that is now the Springs Hotel.[4] He had the guitar-shaped swimming pool built.
References [edit]
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 723
- ^ "The Langtree Team Ministry". Langtree.org. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ "timetables & fares". Goridebus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ Springs Hotel[dead link]
Bibliography [edit]
- Pedgley, B; Pedgley, D. (1990). Crowmarsh – A history of Crowmarsh Gifford, Newnham Murren, Mongewell and North Stoke. Crowmarsh History Group. ISBN 0-9516305-0-4.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 723–724. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links [edit]
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