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STOKE-LANE. 652 STOKE-POGES. STOKE-LANE, or STOKE ST. MICHAEL, a par. in the hund. of Whitstone, co. Somerset, 4 miles N.E. of Shepton-Mallet, its railway station and post town, and 8 W. of Frome. The village is situated about a mile N. of the turnpike road from Frome to Wells. A large portion of the land is in pasture, and 165 acres in woods and plantations. The soil is light, but shallow ; that portion of it being on the N. side of the Mendip hills, rests upon a layer of red gravel, and in the other parts it has a substratum of limestone and freestone. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 120, in the patron, of the Vicar of Doulting. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has a tower containing a clock and three bells. It was rebuilt in 1838. The register dates from 1644. The parochial charities pro- duce about 7 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The village is considered a healthy spot, one-fourth of the persons dying within the last half century having ex- ceeded 70 years. W. F. Knatchbull, Esq., M.P., is lord of the manor. STOKE LIMPLEY WITH WINSLEY, a chplry. in the par. of Great Bradford, hund. of Bradford, co. Wilts, 3 miles S.W. of Bradford. The village is large. The chapel is dedicated to St. Mary. STOKE-LYNE, a par. in the hund. of Ploughley, co. Oxford, 4 miles N.W. of Bicester, its post town, and 11 S.E. of Banbury. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The par. includes the hmlts. of Bainton and Fewcott. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 173. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a tower. Swift's house is the principal residence. S. H. Cole, Esq., is lord of the manor. STOKE-MANDEVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, 3 miles E. of Aylesbury, its post town, and 2 N.W. of Wendover. The par. includes the hmlt. of Prestwood. The living is a vie. with the cur. of Buckland annexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 120, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, or to St. Mary, has a tower and five bells. The interior contains an effigy of a lady, which is of great antiquity. The parochial cha- rities produce about 4 per annum. STOKENCHUECH, a par. in the hund. of Lewknor, co. Oxford, 6 miles N.E of Watlington, and 7 N.W. of High Wycombe. Tetsworth is its post town. The village, which is scattered, is situated near Beacon Hill, on one of the highest slopes of the Chiltern hills. A large portion of the inhabitants are engaged in rush chair making. The shock of an earthquake was felt here in 1250. The Portway, or Icknield Street, passed through the village, on the line of which urns and other Roman antiquities were discovered in 1738. The helle- bore, wood-barley, and other rare plants grow wild in the woods. The soil is of a chalky nature. The land is partly in common. The par. includes the hmlts. of Beacon's Bottom and Water End. The living is a per- pet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 135. The church, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul, is an ancient structure. The interior contains monuments of the Morley famDy, bearing date from 1401, also two brasses. It was re- stored by E. Lamb in 1847. The parochial charities produce about 30 per annum. There is an endowed school for boys, also a Sunday-school for both sexes. The Primitive Methodists and Independents have chapels, and the latter has a Sunday-school. J. Brown, Esq., of Kingston, is lord of the manor. STOKE NEWINGTON. See NEWINOTON, STOKE, co. Middlesex. STOKE-NEXT-GIJILFORD, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Woking, co. Surrey, half a mile N. of Guilford, within which borough it is situated. The parish, which is intersected by the Wey canal, is bounded on the N. by Worplesdown and Woking, and on the E. by Merrow. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the road by Kingston to Portsmouth. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 597, in the patron, of trustees. Tl:o church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is an ancient structure containing several monuments. There are three almshouses for six aged women, founded by H. and W. Parsons, also other cha- rities producing about 100 per annum. STOKENHAM, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, co. Devon, 4J miles S.E. of Kingsbridge, and 8 from Dart- mouth, its post town. The village, which is large, is situated on Start Bay. The par. includes Chillingham, Beeston, and four other hmlts. The living is a vie., with the curs, of Chevelstone and Sherford annexed, in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 625, in the patron, of the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Barnabas, contains an ancient wooden screen. The Independents have a chapel. STOKE, NORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of South Stoke, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W. of Colsterworth. The village is small, but contains the seat and park of C. Turner, Esq. STOKE, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Langtree, co. Oxford, 3 miles S. of Wallingford, its post town, and 1J mile from the Great Western railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Thames. The par. includes the hmlt. of South Stoke, and is a meet for the Wormsley hounds. The living is a vie.,* with those of Newnham-Murren and Ipsden annexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 568, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. There is a chapei-of-easo at Ipsden, also a district church at Stoke Row, the living of which last is a perpet. cur.,* val. 90. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Lady Huntingdon's connexion has a chapel. STOKE, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Bath Forum, co. Somerset, 8J miles E. of Bristol, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Bath. The village is situated on the river Avon, under Lansdown Hill, from which the family of Petty take the title of marquis. The soil in the upper part rests upon oolite, an d in the lower grounds, near the river, upon clay. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 190. The church, dedicated to St. Martin, is an ancient edifice with a tower and bell. STOKE, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Poling, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.E. of Arundel railway station and its post town. The village, which is incon- siderable, is situated on the river Arun, which divides this parish from that of South Stoke. It is here that the oak canoe, 35 feet in length, was discovered in 1834, and which is now preserved in the British Museum. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. i'57. The church is a cruciform structure with a tower and bell. There are several ancient barrows on the downs. STOKE ORCHARD, a tnshp. and hmlt. in the par. of Bishop's Cleeve, hund. of Cleeve, co. Gloucester, 6 miles N.W. of Cheltenham, its post town, and 1 mile N.W. of Cleeve railway station. The village, which is small, is situated near the Birmingham and Gloucester railway, and is chiefly agricultural. The land is divided betwixt pasture, meadow, and arable? The soil is chieiiy of a clayey description. The chapel-of-ease is an ancient structure with a bell. There is a National school for both sexes. It. R. C. Rogers, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Sl'OKE-PERO, a par. in the hund. of Carhampton, co. Somerset, 8 miles W. of Minehead, its post town, and 3 S. of Porlock. The village is situated under Dunkerry Beacon, and on the road from West Luc- combe to Exford. The Beacon, which is partly in this parish, is about 12 miles in circuit at the base, and rises 1,770 feet above sea-level, being the highest eminence in the western part of England. The soil is loamy with a subsoil of shillet or red gravel. Tho inhabitants are engaged in agriculture. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. ..92. The church has a tower and three bells. Sir S. D. Acland and W. Tamlyn, Esq., are lords of the manor. STOKE-POGES, a par. in the hund. of Stoke, co. Bucks, 2 miles N. from Slough, its post town, and 3 N. of Windsor. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is situated near the Great Western railway. The par. includes Ditton and part of the town of Slough. The