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. 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 Tom Pursglove.

Geography

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

, on the road between there and Wadenhoe. A stream running through the village rises in Lilford Wood and flows into the

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.'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.

References

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