Stodday, with Ashton.—See Ashton.
STODDAY, with Ashton.—See Ashton.
Stodmarsh (St. Mary)
STODMARSH (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Bridge, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St.
Augustine, E. division of Kent, 4½ miles (E. N. E.)
from Canterbury; containing 145 inhabitants. It comprises 690a. 1r. 9p., of which 259 acres are arable, 321
meadow, 61 pasture, 20 woodland, 11 hop-grounds, and
7 orchard and homesteads. The living is a donative,
endowed with the rectorial tithes; net income, £128;
patron, the Archdeacon of Canterbury. The church is
in the early English style.
Stody (St. Mary)
STODY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Erpingham, hundred of Holt, W. division of Norfolk,
3 miles (S. W. by S.) from Holt; containing 187 inhabitants. The parish comprises an area of 1276a. 3r.
26p., of which the greater portion is the property of
Lady Suffield; 51 acres are common or waste. The village is in a picturesque dell, watered by a rivulet running into the Glaven. The living is a discharged rectory, with that of Hunworth united, valued in the king's
books at £6. 3. 4., and in the patronage of Lady Suffield:
the tithes of Stody have been commuted for £230, and
the glebe contains 31 acres. The church is a cruciform
structure with a circular embattled tower.
Stoford, or Stolford
STOFORD, or Stolford, a hamlet, in the parish of
Stogursey, union of Williton, hundred of Cannington, W. division of Somerset; containing 122 inhabitants. An act was passed in 1846 for making a railway to this place from Bridgwater, and constructing a
harbour here.
Stogumber (St. Mary)
STOGUMBER (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Williton, hundred of Williton and Freemanners,
W. division of Somerset, 13 miles (N. W.) from Taunton; containing 1384 inhabitants. This parish, which
is of considerable extent, is situated on the west of the
Quantox hills, and some good red-stone is found in it fit
for building purposes. The village, which is large, contains a post-office. A market was formerly held, on
Saturday; and a fair still takes place, on May 6th, chiefly
for cattle. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in
the king's books at £11. 18. 7½.; net income, £239; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Wells.
The church is a handsome edifice consisting of a nave
and aisles, in the later English style; some of the pillars,
and the rood-loft, are richly ornamented, and the ancient
open oak seats present good specimens of carving.
There is a place of worship for Baptists. Roman coins
have been discovered here.
Stogursey, or Stoke-Courcy (St. Andrew)
STOGURSEY, or Stoke-Courcy (St. Andrew),
a parish, in the union of Williton, hundred of Cannington, W. division of Somerset, 8½ miles (N. W. by
W.) from Bridgwater; containing, with the hamlets of
Burton, Knighton, Shurton, Stoford, and Week, 1467
inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the north by the
Bristol Channel, and comprises 5853 acres, of which 275
are common or waste land. The living is a vicarage,
with that of Lilstock annexed, valued in the king's books
at £16. 7. 6., and in the gift of Eton College. Certain
tithes belonging to the rector of Huntspill were exchanged
for corn-rents in 1800, under an inclosure act; and
rent-charges in commutation of tithes, under the recent
act, of £50, £800, and £370, are payable respectively to
an impropriator, to the college, and the vicar. A Benedictine priory, a cell to the abbey of L'Onley, in Normandy, was founded here in the reign of Henry II.; it
was valued at £58 per annum, and granted by Henry
VI. to Eton College.
Stoke, near the city of Chester.—See Stoak.
STOKE, near the city of Chester.—See Stoak.
Stoke
STOKE, a township, in the parish of Acton, union
and hundred of Nantwich, S. division of the county of
Chester, 3½ miles (N. W.) from Nantwich; containing
119 inhabitants. It comprises 641 acres, partly a sandy
and partly a clayey soil. The Chester canal passes
through the township. The vicarial tithes have been
commuted for £18. 11. 6., and the impropriate tithes
for £14.
Stoke
STOKE, a township, in the parish of Hope, union
of Bakewell, hundred of High Peak, N. division of
the county of Derby, 1½ mile (N. E.) from StoneyMiddleton; containing 46 inhabitants.
Stoke (St. Peter)
STOKE (St. Peter), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Hoo, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of
Kent, 8½ miles (N. E.) from Rochester; containing 445
inhabitants. It comprises 2923 acres, of which 1340
are arable, 612 pasture, 940 saltings, and 31 water.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's
books at £8. 11. 8.; net income, £180 per annum; patron, J. Pearson, Esq.
Stoke (Holy Cross)
STOKE (Holy Cross), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Henstead, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles
(S.) from Norwich; containing 453 inhabitants. The
parish comprises about 1626 acres. There are extensive
mustard, oil, and flour mills; and starch-works. Pettysessions are held on alternate Fridays. The living is a
vicarage; net income, £162; patrons and appropriators,
the Dean and Chapter of Norwich: the incumbent has
a glebe of about 3 acres. The church is chiefly in the
early English style, with a square embattled tower.
There is a place of worship for Baptists. The sum of
£16. 16., derived from land allotted at the inclosure, is
annually distributed in fuel among the poor.
Stoke (St. Milburgh)
STOKE (St. Milburgh), a parish, in the union of
Ludlow, partly in the hundred of Munslow, but chiefly
in the liberty of the borough of Wenlock, S. division
of Salop, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from Ludlow; containing, with the chapelry of Heath, 596 inhabitants, of
whom 533 are in Stoke township. The parish comprises
5121a. 3r. 30p.; the surface is varied, and the scenery
in many parts beautifully picturesque. Coal is found;
there are some mines in operation, and also quarries of
limestone and flagstone. The living is a vicarage, endowed with a portion of the rectorial tithes, and valued
in the king's books at £6. 13. 4.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. George Morgan. The incumbent's tithes
have been commuted for £370, and the glebe comprises
80 acres, with a house. The church is a very ancient
structure, said to have been built by Milburgha, daughter
of Merwald, king of Mercia; it is situated in a romantic
dell, in which is a spring, supposed to be one of the
sources of the river Lud. At Heath is a chapel of ease
in the Norman style, which is greatly admired by antiquaries. There is a place of worship for Primitive
Methodists; and a school has been built on land given
by the late Earl of Pembroke: the Hon. Sidney Herbert
liberally contributes to its support, and also bestows a
large sum to provide clothing for the poor. Old Parr
lived for some time in the parish.
Stoke (St. Gregory)
STOKE (St. Gregory), a parish, in the union of
Taunton, hundred of North Curry, W. division of
Somerset, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Langport; containing, with the tythings of East Curry, Curry-Load, and
Stathe, 1499 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the
north-east by the navigable river Parret, and on the
north-west by the Tone, which is crossed by three bridges,
one of them leading into the Isle of Athelney. The
living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the
Vicar of North Curry, with a net income of £120; appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Wells. The appropriate tithes have been commuted for £388, and the
vicar of North Curry receives a rent-charge of £147.
Stoke (St. Mary)
STOKE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Taunton, hundred of Taunton and Taunton-Dean, W.
division of Somerset, 2½ miles (S. E. by E.) from
Taunton; containing, with the hamlets of Broughton
and Stoke-Hill, 315 inhabitants. The parish comprises
by admeasurement 911 acres. Stone is quarried for
building, and for burning into lime. The living is a
rectory and donative, in the gift of Lord Portman: the
tithes have been commuted for £110. There is a place
of worship for Independents.
Stoke
STOKE, a tything, in the parish of Bourne, poorlaw union of Whitchurch, hundred of Evingar, Kingsclere and N. divisions of the county of Southampton;
containing 186 inhabitants.
Stoke, with Aston, Stafford.—See Aston.
STOKE, with Aston, Stafford.—See Aston.
Stoke (St. Michael)
STOKE (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of
Foleshill, N. division of the county of Warwick, 1½
mile (E.) from Coventry; containing 936 inhabitants.
The parish consists of 920 acres of the richest soil, and
is intersected by the Coventry canal. The living is a
vicarage not in charge, with that of Sow or Walsgrave
annexed, in the patronage of the Crown; net income,
£333; impropriator of Stoke, W. Pridmore, Esq., and
of Sow, the Earl of Craven. The great tithes of Stoke
have been commuted for £102. 16.; and the vicarial for
£97. 8., with a glebe of 23 acres.
Stoke-Abbas (St. Mary)
STOKE-ABBAS (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Beaminster, Bridport division of Dorset, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Beaminster; containing
808 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2303a. 2r. 5p.
Here is a stone-quarry, for building purposes, and for
burning into lime. From 15 to 20 persons are engaged
in a twine manufactory; and a sailcloth, twine, and
shoe-thread factory employs 60 or 70 hands. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 15., and
in the gift of New College, Oxford: the rectorial tithes
have been commuted for £420, and some impropriate
tithes for £15. 11.; there is a glebe-house, and the glebe
contains 60 acres. The church is a small ancient
building with a tower. The Rev. W. Crowe, late public
orator of the university of Oxford, was for some time
rector.
Stoke-Albany (St. Botolph)
STOKE-ALBANY (St. Botolph), a parish, in the
union of Harborough, hundred of Corby, N. division
of the county of Northampton, 5 miles (E. by N.) from
Harborough; containing 362 inhabitants. Stoke, which
formerly gave name to a hundred, has the addition of
Albany from the family of Albini, the ancient possessors
of the lordship. Robert de Todeni, a noble Norman to
whom the Conqueror gave several lordships, was in possession of lands here at the time of the Domesday survey;
and his descendants continued to hold them till the
manor passed by marriage to Robert de Roos, who died
13th Edward I. The parish is situated on the road from
Harborough to Rockingham, and comprises 1659a. 3r.
30p., of which 500 acres are arable, 1062 pasture, and
97 woodland; the soil in the northern part is a strong
clay, and the rest a light earth, with a substratum of
limestone. Standing on an eminence is Stoke Hall, the
seat of R. B. Humfrey, Esq., surrounded with plantations.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£13. 6. 8., and in the patronage of the Watson family,
with a net income of £216: the rectorial and impropriate tithes have each been commuted for £30.
Stoke-Ash (All Saints)
STOKE-ASH (All Saints), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Hartismere, W. division of Suffolk,
3½ miles (S. W.) from Eye; containing 423 inhabitants.
It is situated on the road from London to Norwich, by
way of Ipswich; and comprises 1167a. 3r. 29p. Pettysessions are held monthly. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 1. 3., and in the gift of
the Rev. S. W. Bull: there is a glebe-house; the glebe
contains about 15½ acres, and the tithes have been commuted for £358. The church consists of a nave and
chancel, with an embattled tower. There is a place of
worship for Baptists.
Stoke-Bardolph
STOKE-BARDOLPH, a township, in the parish of
Gedling, union of Basford, S. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton and of the county of Nottingham, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Nottingham; containing
216 inhabitants. A chapel of ease, a neat building, was
erected in 1844, at a cost of £300.
Stoke-Bishop
STOKE-BISHOP, a tything, in the parish of Westbury-upon-Trym, union of Clifton, Lower division of
the hundred of Henbury, W. division of the county of
Gloucester, 2¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Bristol; containing 2651 inhabitants. The river Avon bounds the
place on the south-west.
Stoke-Bishop's (St. Mary)
STOKE, BISHOP'S (St. Mary), a parish, in the
union of Winchester, hundred of Fawley, Winchester
and N. divisions of the county of Southampton, 7 miles
(S.) from Winchester; containing 1137 inhabitants. The
London and South-Western railway passes on the west,
and at a short distance a branch diverges to Gosport, in
a south-east direction; a branch also diverges hence, in
a north-west direction, to Salisbury. The Winchester
canal runs through the parish. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £14. 17. 6., and in the gift
of the Bishop of Winchester: the tithes have been commuted for £612. 10.; there is a parsonage-house, and
the glebe contains 21 acres.
Stoke-Bliss
STOKE-BLISS, a parish, in the union of Tenbury,
partly in the Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester and W. divisions of the county of
Worcester, but chiefly in the hundred of Broxash,
county of Hereford, 6 miles (S. E.) from Tenbury;
containing, with the chapelry of Little Kyre, 351 inhabitants, of whom 207 are in Stoke-Bliss township. The
parish is situated on the road from Tenbury to Bromyard, and comprises by admeasurement 2077 acres, of
which 1071 form the Herefordshire portion. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 16. 8., and
in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been
commuted for £360; there is a glebe-house, and the
glebe contains 35 acres. The church is in the early
English style.