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STOKE. 549 SXOKE-BY-CLARE. Fnirfield. It returned members to parliament in the reign of Edward III. In the vicinity are traces of the! De Courcys" castle, erected by Fulk de Brent in Henry III.'s time. Stoke Point, which is within easy distance, extends about i miles into the sea. The soil consists of red clay upon a r.ubsoil of stone. The living is a vie., with the cur. of Lilstock annexed, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 389, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has a tower with six bells; it formed part of .a Benedictine priory, founded by Will de Falaise in Henry II. 's time, as a cell to the abbey of L'Onley, in Normandy. At the suppression it was valued at 58, and was given by Henry VI. to Eton College. The register dates from 1647. The parochial charities produce about 322 per annum, of which 208 go to almshouses, and Stodden's 84 for old maids above fifty years of age. A National school for both sexes was built in 1860 at the expense of Sir P. P. Acland, Bart., "who is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The Independents and Baptists have each a chapel. Fairs occur on 24th May, and 23rd September for cattle. STOKE, a hund. in the CO. of Bucks, contains Coin- brook and Slough, also the pars, of Uenham, Datchet, Eton, Fulmer, Hedgerley, Horton, Iver, Langley- Marish, Stoke Poges, Upton, Wexham, and Wyrardis- bury, comprising an area of 28,140 acres. STOKE, a par. and tnshp. in the higher div. of Wirrall hund., co. Chester, 5 miles N.E. of Chester, its post town, and 3| E. of Mollington. The village is situated on the Mersey canal. The par. includes the tnshp. of Little Stanney and Whitby. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Chester, val. 130. The church, dedicated to St. Laurence, is an ancient struc- ture, and was restored in 1827. The parochial charities produce about 28 per annum. STOKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Acton, hund. of Nant- wich, co. Chester, 3 miles N. W. of Nantwich, near the Chester railway and the Grand Junction canal. STOKE, a par. in the hund. of Hoo, lathe of Ayles- ford, co. Kent, 8 miles N.E. of Rochester, its post town, and 13 E. of Gravesend. The village is situated on the river Medway. A large portion of the land is marshy. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 180. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, or to St. Peter, is an edifice of Edward I.'s time. It contains the brass of a priest bearing date 1415. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. STOKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Burford, hund. of Over, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Tenbury. STOKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Stone, co. Stafford, 1 mile S.E. of Stone, on the North Stafford railway and Grand Trunk canal, near the river Trent. It is in con- junction with Aston. STOKE, a par. in the county of the city of Coventry, co. Warwick, 1 mile E. of Coventry, of which it is a suburb. The village is situated on the canal, near the river Sowe. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in ribbon weaving. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Walsgrave, in the dioc. of Worcester. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Michael. It has been recently restored and enlarged, and has a stained E. window. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. STOKE, a tnsbp. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peake, co. Derby, 5 miles N.E. of Bakewell, and 1J mile N.E. of Stoney-Middleton, on the river Derwent. STOKE, a tythg. in the par. of Bourne St. Mary, co. Hants, 4 miles N.W. of Whitchurch. STOKE-ABBAS, or STOKE ABBOTT, a par. in the hund. of Beaminster Forum, Bridport div. of co. Dorset, 2 miles W. of Beaminster, its post town, and 6 N. of Bridport. The village is situated near the river Bret. A largo portion of the inhabitants are employed in flax-spinning and manufacture of tow. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 420, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church is dedi- cated to St. Mary the Virgin. The register dates from 1559. There is a National school for both sexes. The Dissenters have a chapel. The Beaminster Union poor- house is situated in this parish. STOKE-ALBANY, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 5 miles N.E. of Market Harborough, its post town, and 85 N. of Kettering. The village is situated on the road from Harborough to Rockingham. The soil is light, except in the northern part, on a substratum of limestone. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 216. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, has a tower and five bells. The paro- chial charities produce about 19 per annum. There is a Sunday-school. The Baptists have a chapel. The trustees of the Hon. R. Watson are lords of the manor. STOKE-ASH, a par. in the hund. of Hartismere, co. Suffolk, 3J miles S.W. of Ash, its post town, 3 N.E. of Finningham railway station, and 4 S.W. of Eye. The village is situated on the road from London to Norwich, by way of Ipswich. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 363. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The register dates from 1550. There is a school for both sexes, chiefly supported by Lord Henniker and the Rev. S.W. Bull, M.A., the former is lord of the manor. STOKE-BARDOLPH, a tnshp. in the par. of Ged- ling, S. div. of Thurgarton wap., co. Nottingham, 5 miles N.E. of Nottingham, its post town, and 2 S.E. of Gedling. It is a small and secluded village, situated at the ferry over the river Trent, and near the Carlton railway station. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. In the village is a small chapel, built on the site of an ancient one. The Earls of Chesterfield and Manvers are lords of the manor. STOKE BISHOP. See BISHOP-STOKE, co. South- ampton. STOKE BISHOP, a tythg. in the par. of Westbury- upon-Trym, lower div. of Henbury hund., co. Glou- cester, 2 miles N.W. of Bristol. It was once the seat of the Lippincotts. The village, which is considerable, may bo reckoned a suburb of Bristol. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, in the patron, of trustees. The church is modern. STOKE-BLISS, a par. partly in the hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, and partly in the upper div. of Dodding- tree hund., co. Worcester, 5 miles S.E. of Tenbury, its post town, and 6 N. of Bromyard. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the road from Tenbury to Bromyard. The par. includes the hmlt. of Little Kyre. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 374, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The parochial charities produce about 21 per annum. STOKE-BRUERNE, a par. in the hund. of Cleley, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.E. of Towcester, its post town, and 1 mile from Roado railway station. The village is considerable and chiefly agricultural, is situated near the North- Western railway, on tbo Grand Junction canal, which here passes through a tunnel two miles long. The par. includes the hmlt. of Shuttlehanger. Lord Southampton's hounds meet in this parish. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, val. 422, in the patron, of Brazenose College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a tower, with a clock and five bells. The interior contains two piscinae, and a brass to R. Lightfoot, a former rector, bearing date 1625. The parochial charities produce about 42 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Duke of Grafton is lord of the manor. STOKE-BY-CLARE, a par. in the hund. of Ris- bridge, co. Suffolk, 2 miles S.W. of Clare. Sudbury is its post town. The village is situated on the N. bank of the navigable river Stour. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 77. The church, dedicated to St. Augustine, is an ancient structure, and once formed an old priory. It contains four brasses, bearing date from 1609. The register dates from 1538. The paro- chial charities produce about 84 per annum, of which 8 go to Brown's almshouses. There is a National school for both sexes, including infants. A modern house now stands on the site of Stoke College, which