Stoke Doyle

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.

Stoke Doyle
Stoke Doyle Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	TL0286
Civil parish	Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe[1]
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Peterborough
Postcode district	PE8
Dialling code	01832
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Corby
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.4660°N 0.4950°W / 52.4660; -0.4950

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]

References

1. "Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council Website". Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
2. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Stoke%20Doyle
3. East Northamptonshire Council: Parish / Town Council Contacts: Pilton, Stoke Doyle, and Wadenhoe. Retrieved 20 November 2009
4. East Northamptonshire Council: Settlement Strategy Statements - Villages: Stoke Doyle Strategy Statement. 1996. Retrieved 20 November 2009
5. www.parliament.uk: Parliament Home > MPs and Lords > Find your MP > Corby. Retrieved 20 November 2009
6. 'Parishes: Stoke Doyle', A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3 (1930), pp. 132-135. Retrieved 20 November 2009
7. Church of England: Stoke Doyle, St Rumbold. Retrieved 20 November 2009
8. Shuckburgh Arms. Retrieved 20 November 2009
9. Stoke Doyle's Barcelona joke surprises motorists