Stoke Doyle is a village and

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in England, two miles south-west of

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. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of

Wadenhoe Wadenhoe is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire. The population (including Pilton and Stoke Doyle) of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 244. It is on the River Nene, approximately 4 miles from Thrapston ...

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

Governance

It is represented on the parish council of Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe, and on

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council. Before changes in 2021 it was previously represented on East Northamptonshire District CouncilEast Northamptonshire Council: Settlement Strategy Statements - Villages: Stoke Doyle Strategy Statement
1996. Retrieved 20 November 2009 and

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. Stoke Doyle is part of the

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constituency, represented at the House of Commons by

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Geography

Stoke Doyle is two miles south-west of the town of

, on the road between there and

. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the

River Nene The River Nene ( or : see below) is a river in the east of England that rises from three sources in Northamptonshire.OS Explorer Map sheet 223, Northampton & Market Harborough, Brixworth & Pitsford Water. The river is about long, about of w ...

.'Parishes: Stoke Doyle', A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3 (1930)
pp. 132-135. Retrieved 20 November 2009

Demography

At the time of the

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, the parish population was 64 people, living in a total of 29 houses.

Landmarks

Stoke Doyle's church, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, stands to the east of the road and was built between 1722 and 1725. The village has a pub, the Shuckburgh Arms. A sign on the road claims the village is twinned with the Catalan city of

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, but it's just a joke by one villager.Stoke Doyle's Barcelona joke surprises motorists
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References

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